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Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices Other Device Control Tasks
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AlliedView NMS Administration Guide
This will display the latest two text backup files from the selected device, side-by-side, with their differences highlighted. See
the following figure.
Differences are indicated by highlighting text. Plain text shows lines that are the same in both files. Red text shows lines on
the left which are not on the right while blue shows lines on the right which are not on the left. Missing lines are padded with
blanks. If a line is simply modified, it shows up red on the left and blue on the right. Extra lines on the left are red and
corresponding lines on the right are padded with blanks. Extra lines on the right are blue and corresponding lines on the left
are padded with blanks.
FIGURE 5-236 Comparing Two Backup Files - Highlighting of Differences
If there are multiple backup files that are identical, the latest two that are different will be displayed.
Only one file is displayed with the other window blank if:
• All backup files are identical.
• There is only one backup file.
Refer to the following figure.