I want to test in shell script if 10 bytes are written successfully at end of file. How can I test using shell script command.

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I have written a C function which write 10 bytes at end of file. I want to test whether it works in shell script using command like diff,cat etc.

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I tried commands like diff but I am not getting how to use the command in shell script.

Posted 29-Jan-22 19:32pm

Sakshi15

Updated 29-Jan-22 19:49pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T19:49:00

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It's going to depend on your OS - the Linux diff is different from the WIndows version, but since you mention cat, I assume you are using linux for some reason.
This may help: Shell script using Diff[^]

Posted 29-Jan-22 19:49pm

OriginalGriff