dbfilediff - compare two fsdb tables
dbfilediff [-Eq] [-N diff_column_name] --input table1.fsdb --input table2.fsdb
OR
cat table1.fsdb | dbfilediff [-sq] --input table2.fsdb
Dbfilediff compares two Fsdb tables, row by row. Unlike Unix diff(1), this program assumes the files are identical line-by-line and we compare fields. Thus, insertion of one extra row will result in all subsequent lines being marked different.
By default, all columns must be unique. (At some point, support to specific specific columns may be added.)
Output is a new table with a new column diff (or something else if the -N option is given), "-" and "+" for the first and second non-equal rows, "=" for matching lines, or "~" if they are equal with epsilon numerics (in which case only the second row is included). Unlike Unix diff(1), we output all rows (the "=" lines), not just diffs (the --quiet option suppresses this output).
diff
-N
--quiet
Optionally, with -E it will do a "epsilon numeric" comparision, to account for things like variations in different computer's floating point precision and differences in printf output.
-E
Epsilon comparision is asymmetric, in that it assumes the first input is correct an allows the second intput to vary, but not the reverse.
Because two tables are required, input is typically in files. Standard input is accessible by the file "-".
Do epsilon-numeric comparison. (Described above.)
Epsilon-comparision is only done on columns that look like floating point numbers, not on strings or integers. Epsilon comparision allows the last digit to vary by 1, or for there to be one extra digit of precision, but only for floating point numbers.
Rows that are within epsilon are not considered different for purposes of the exit code.
Exit with a status of 1 if some differences were found. (By default, the exit status is 0 with or without differences if the file is processed successfully.)
Specify the name of the diff column, if any. (Default is diff.)
Be quiet, supressing output for identical rows. (This behavior is different from Unix diff(1) where -q supresses all output.
-q
This module also supports the standard fsdb options:
Enable debugging output.
Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or - for standard input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
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Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or - for standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the run() method. The --(no)autorun option controls that behavior within Perl.
--(no)autorun
Show help.
Show full manual.
#fsdb event clock absdiff pctdiff _null_getpage+128 815812813.281756 0 0 _null_getpage+128 815812813.328709 0.046953 5.7554e-09 _null_getpage+128 815812813.353830 0.025121 3.0793e-09 _null_getpage+128 815812813.357169 0.0033391 4.0929e-10
And in the file TEST/dbfilediff_ex.in-2:
#fsdb event clock absdiff pctdiff _null_getpage+128 815812813.281756 0 0 _null_getpage+128 815812813.328709 0.046953 5.7554e-09 _null_getpage+128 815812813.353830 0.025121 3.0793e-09 _null_getpage+128 815812813.357169 0.003339 4.0929e-10
cat TEST/dbfilediff_ex.in | dbfilediff -i - -i TEST/dbfilediff_ex.in-2
#fsdb event clock absdiff pctdiff diff _null_getpage+128 815812813.281756 0 0 = _null_getpage+128 815812813.328709 0.046953 5.7554e-09 = _null_getpage+128 815812813.353830 0.025121 3.0793e-09 = _null_getpage+128 815812813.357169 0.0033391 4.0929e-10 - _null_getpage+128 815812813.357169 0.003339 4.0929e-10 + # | dbfilediff --input TEST/dbfilediff_ex.in-2
By comparision, if one adds the -s option, then all rows will pass as equal.
-s
Fsdb. dbrowuniq. dbfilediff.
dbrowdiff, dbrowuniq, and dbfilediff are similar but different. dbrowdiff computes row-by-row differences for a column, dbrowuniq eliminates rows that have no differences, and dbfilediff compares fields of two files.
$filter = new Fsdb::Filter::dbfilediff(@arguments);
Create a new dbfilediff object, taking command-line arguments.
$filter->set_defaults();
Internal: set up defaults.
$filter->parse_options(@ARGV);
Internal: parse command-line arguments.
$filter->setup();
Internal: setup, parse headers.
($value, $epsilon, $sig_figs) = _find_epsilon($fp)
Return a numeric VALUE and an EPSILON that reflects its signficant figures with possible rounding error.
$filter->run();
Internal: run over each row.
Copyright (C) 2012-2014 by John Heidemann <johnh@isi.edu>
This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public license, version 2. See the file COPYING with the distribution for details.
To install Fsdb, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Fsdb
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Fsdb
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.