TEX_EQUAL: Stata module to compare text files

Santiago Garriga ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: tex_equal compare the contents of file1 with file2, and is extremely useful when dealing with many files to compare. The comparison is done line by line e.g. line 1 in file1 against line 1 in file2. Furthermore, it allows to compare either the whole file or an extract using the range and/or lines options. Use this command to compare any type of ASCII text or binary files.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.1
Keywords: data management; comparison; files; ASCII; text (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-08-03
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install tex_equal". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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