display diff

Use display diff to display differences between configurations.

Syntax

display diff configfile file-name-s { configfile file-name-d | current-configuration | startup-configuration }

display diff current-configuration { configfile file-name-d | startup-configuration }

display diff startup-configuration { configfile file-name-d | current-configuration }

Views

Any view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

network-operator

mdc-admin

mdc-operator

Parameters

configfile file-name-s: Specifies the source configuration file for comparison.

configfile file-name-d: Specifies the target configuration file for comparison.

current-configuration: Specifies the running configuration. In the display diff current-configuration command, this keyword specifies the source configuration for comparison. In the display diff configfile file-name-s and display diff startup-configuration commands, this keyword specifies the target configuration.

startup-configuration: Specifies the next-startup configuration file. In the display diff startup-configuration command, this keyword specifies the source configuration for comparison. In the display diff configfile file-name-s and display diff current-configuration commands, this keyword specifies the target configuration.

Examples

# Display the differences between test.cfg and testsys.cfg.

<Sysname> display diff configfile test.cfg configfile testsys.cfg
--- flash:/test.cfg
+++ flash:/testsys.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
#
  stp global enable
 #
- sysname test
+ sysname test1
 #
  telnet server enable
 #

# Display the differences between test.cfg and testsys.cfg on the master and subordinate devices in an HPE 7904 or HPE 7904 TAA IRF fabric.

<Sysname> display diff configfile chassis1#slot0#flash:/test.cfg configfile chassis2#slot0#flash:/testsys.cfg
--- flash:/test.cfg
+++ chassis2#slot0#flash:/testsys.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
#
  stp global enable
 #
- sysname TEST
+ sysname TEST1
 #
  telnet server enable
 #

# Display the differences between the running configuration and the next-startup configuration.

<TEST> display diff current-configuration startup-configuration
--- Current configuration
+++ Startup configuration

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
#
  stp global enable
 #
- sysname TEST
+ sysname TEST1
 #
  telnet server enable
 #

For information about the command output descriptions, see Table 18.

Related commands

display current-configuration

display current-configuration diff

display saved-configuration