Compare two xml files while ignoring some xml tags

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

I've got two different files and want to compare them.

File 1 :

<response ticketId="944" type="getQueryResults"><status>COMPLETE</status><description>Query results fetched successfully</description><recordSet totalCount="1" type="sms_records"><record id="38,557"><columns><column><name>orge SMS call NO</name><value><![CDATA[message_id-13]]></value></column><column><name>username</name><value><![CDATA[ci_user-13]]></value></column><column><name>SENT TO</name><value><![CDATA[to_address-13]]></value></column><column><name>REPLY-TO ADDRESS</name><value><![CDATA[reply_to_address-13]]></value></column><column><name>TIME SENT</name><value><![CDATA[2010-08-08 21:47:40.274 UTC]]></value></column><column><name>TIME CLOSED</name><value><![CDATA[2010-08-08 22:08:16.216 UTC]]></value></column><column><name>STATE</name><value><![CDATA[state-13]]></value></column><column><name>REFUNDED</name><value><![CDATA[no]]></value></column><column><name>CLIENT IP</name><value><![CDATA[87.200.199.226]]></value></column><column><name>CURRENCY</name><value><![CDATA[key_ccy]]></value></column><column><name>PRICE</name><value><![CDATA[001.107]]></value></column></columns></record></recordSet></response>

File 2 :

<response ticketId="944" type="getQueryResults"><status>COMPLETE</status><description>Query results fetched successfully</description><recordSet totalCount="1" type="sms_records"><record id="38,557"><columns><column><name>orge SMS call NO</name><value><![CDATA[message_id-13]]></value></column><column><name>username</name><value><![CDATA[ci_user-13]]></value></column><column><name>SENT TO</name><value><![CDATA[to_address-13]]></value></column><column><name>REPLY-TO ADDRESS</name><value><![CDATA[reply_to_address-13]]></value></column><column><name>TIME SENT</name><value><![CDATA[2010-08-08 21:47:40.274 UTC]]></value></column><column><name>TIME CLOSED</name><value><![CDATA[2010-08-08 22:08:16.216 UTC]]></value></column><column><name>STATE</name><value><![CDATA[state-13]]></value></column><column><name>REFUNDED</name><value><![CDATA[no]]></value></column><column><name>CLIENT IP</name><value><![CDATA[87.200.199.226]]></value></column><column><name>CURRENCY</name><value><![CDATA[key_ccy]]></value></column><column><name>PRICE</name><value><![CDATA[001.107]]></value></column></columns></record></recordSet></response>

Now I am comparing this two files but want to ignore specific tags e.g. <ticketId="944"> and <totalCount="1">

How can i copmare two files while ignoring above values ?

2

I would use "diff"
UNIX man pages : diff ()

3

There is no free tool out there that will allow you to compare two XML files whilst selectively ignoring some tags.

Simpliest approach would be turn both XML files into canonical XML files, and compare the results using diff.