Comparing two /dev files fails.

[kenorb]

Example in bash:

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diffmerge <(echo string1) <(echo string2)

The error which DiffMerge gives:

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Pathname does not refer to a folder.
Pathname[0] is not a folder. [/dev/fd/63/]

But the standard diff handle that without any problem:

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$ diff -u <(echo string1) <(echo string2)
--- /dev/fd/63	2014-06-14 12:08:44.000000000 +0100
+++ /dev/fd/62	2014-06-14 12:08:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -1 +1 @@
-string1
+string2

Tested DiffMerge 4.2.0 on OSX.

[Beth]

In the second example, it looks like it drops off the final '/'. What happens if you change your strings to not end with '/' with DiffMerge?