how to compare/diff two dirs/folders

[Paul Howarth]

bruce wrote:
> hi..
> 
> looking for a way to do a 'recursive' diff on two different dirs.. can't
> seem to find a way to accomplish this.. i'd like to have a listing of the
> files that have changed, and the lines that have been changed...
> 
> any ideas/thoughts...

My first thought would be to try "man diff" and in particular look at 
the "-r" or "--recursive" option.

Paul.