Hi all, is there a way to quickly highlight the differences between two configuration files side by side, similarly to how the Linux diff command does with text files? I’m tasked with having to do this with multiple Connect EZ2’s and it’s a very tedious and error-prone process having to do this with 2 logged-in web browsers side to side. As far as I know config exports are only available in binary format.
Any help is much appreciated, thanks!
Hi there,
You could issue the “show config” Admin CLI command and then use a file comparison tool (e.g. diffchecker, some AI software, etc). The “show config” command only shows the deltas, i.e. the non-default settings. Or are you not talking about the settings, but the .bin files that are generated from performing backups of their configurations?
Hi,
Thanks for your assistance. What worked for me was ssh-ing into the digi using the command prompt, then using the “config” “show” commands, allowing me to be able to copy and paste the contents of the command prompt window into a text file.
I’m noting that copying and pasting the text directly from the terminal in the web interface didn’t work for me, and I’m not sure why…possibly an IT policy that doesn’t allow pasting other than plaintext, possibly that the web interface terminal just doesn’t allow pasting into other applications. Either way, I now have what I need. Thanks!
Another Admin CLI command you might want to try is:
show config cli_format
Very similar output to “show config”, but listed in a slightly different way which shows cli compatible config deltas.