Why does diff in Terminal say “No such file or directory” when the dir. exists?
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I am trying to use 'diff' in Terminal in a way that is very similar to half a year ago, but now it doesn't work. I get the "No such file or directory" error even though the directories obviously exist.
Here is a "screen shot" from Terminal. (I am sorry if it doesn't look good here, but I don't know how to make it look better.):
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before” ”public_html-after” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before/” ”public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ dir
Dropbox Mine websteder public_html-after
E-MAILS-TB 60 Beta profile(tom) OneDrive public_html-before
E-MAILS-Thunderbird outputfradiff.txt
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/” ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$
gnome-terminal diff directory-structure
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
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asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
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I am trying to use 'diff' in Terminal in a way that is very similar to half a year ago, but now it doesn't work. I get the "No such file or directory" error even though the directories obviously exist.
Here is a "screen shot" from Terminal. (I am sorry if it doesn't look good here, but I don't know how to make it look better.):
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before” ”public_html-after” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before/” ”public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ dir
Dropbox Mine websteder public_html-after
E-MAILS-TB 60 Beta profile(tom) OneDrive public_html-before
E-MAILS-Thunderbird outputfradiff.txt
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/” ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$
gnome-terminal diff directory-structure
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
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Your command appears to use "smart quotes"”public_html-before”in place of regular ASCII quotes (did you copy+paste it from somewhere?)
– steeldriver
Dec 28 '18 at 15:12
You are 100% right! That solved the problem! I had copied from Libre Office...
– Henrik R.
Dec 28 '18 at 17:39
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I am trying to use 'diff' in Terminal in a way that is very similar to half a year ago, but now it doesn't work. I get the "No such file or directory" error even though the directories obviously exist.
Here is a "screen shot" from Terminal. (I am sorry if it doesn't look good here, but I don't know how to make it look better.):
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before” ”public_html-after” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before/” ”public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ dir
Dropbox Mine websteder public_html-after
E-MAILS-TB 60 Beta profile(tom) OneDrive public_html-before
E-MAILS-Thunderbird outputfradiff.txt
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/” ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$
gnome-terminal diff directory-structure
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
I am trying to use 'diff' in Terminal in a way that is very similar to half a year ago, but now it doesn't work. I get the "No such file or directory" error even though the directories obviously exist.
Here is a "screen shot" from Terminal. (I am sorry if it doesn't look good here, but I don't know how to make it look better.):
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before” ”public_html-after” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”public_html-before/” ”public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ dir
Dropbox Mine websteder public_html-after
E-MAILS-TB 60 Beta profile(tom) OneDrive public_html-before
E-MAILS-Thunderbird outputfradiff.txt
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$ diff --strip-trailing-cr -r -a --suppress-common-lines ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/” ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/” >outputfradiff.txt
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-before/”: No such file or directory
diff: ”/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc/public_html-after/”: No such file or directory
henrik@Henrik-L570:/mnt/4AF15A0435E762B4/DataDoc$
gnome-terminal diff directory-structure
gnome-terminal diff directory-structure
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
steeldriver
66.1k11105178
66.1k11105178
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
asked Dec 28 '18 at 15:07
Henrik R.Henrik R.
858
858
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Your command appears to use "smart quotes"”public_html-before”in place of regular ASCII quotes (did you copy+paste it from somewhere?)
– steeldriver
Dec 28 '18 at 15:12
You are 100% right! That solved the problem! I had copied from Libre Office...
– Henrik R.
Dec 28 '18 at 17:39
add a comment |
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Your command appears to use "smart quotes"”public_html-before”in place of regular ASCII quotes (did you copy+paste it from somewhere?)
– steeldriver
Dec 28 '18 at 15:12
You are 100% right! That solved the problem! I had copied from Libre Office...
– Henrik R.
Dec 28 '18 at 17:39
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Your command appears to use "smart quotes"
”public_html-before” in place of regular ASCII quotes (did you copy+paste it from somewhere?)– steeldriver
Dec 28 '18 at 15:12
Your command appears to use "smart quotes"
”public_html-before” in place of regular ASCII quotes (did you copy+paste it from somewhere?)– steeldriver
Dec 28 '18 at 15:12
You are 100% right! That solved the problem! I had copied from Libre Office...
– Henrik R.
Dec 28 '18 at 17:39
You are 100% right! That solved the problem! I had copied from Libre Office...
– Henrik R.
Dec 28 '18 at 17:39
add a comment |
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Your command appears to use "smart quotes"
”public_html-before”in place of regular ASCII quotes (did you copy+paste it from somewhere?)– steeldriver
Dec 28 '18 at 15:12
You are 100% right! That solved the problem! I had copied from Libre Office...
– Henrik R.
Dec 28 '18 at 17:39