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# Comparing SRC Configurations

This sample procedure describes how to use the compare command to display the uncommitted changes against the active configuration.

To compare uncommitted configuration changes:

- Use the show | compare command to compare any uncommitted changes made at the CLI with the active configuration.
  `
  [edit]
  user@host# show | compare
  `
- Use the show | compare filename command to compare the candidate configuration against a text file containing the configuration. The candidate configuration is a combination of the active configuration and the uncommitted configuration changes.
  `
  [edit]
  user@host# show | compare filename
  `

| Note: The compare command works only with the text format display.

The following example displays the show | compare command output, if the edit level of the admin user is changed from normal to expert and a new user guest is configured:

    [edit system login]
    user@host# show | compare

    +  user guest {
    +    class super-user;
    +    full-name guest;
    +    uid 501;
    +    gid 100;
    +    authentication {
    +      encrypted-password "{crypt}jWAyE2tHU5EUk";
    +    }
    +    level normal;
    +    complete-on-space on;
    +  }

    [edit system login user admin]

    user@host# show | compare

    -  level normal
    +  level expert

| Note: The plus sign (+) before the statement name indicates new configuration and the minus sign (–) before the statement name indicates deleted configuration.

#### Related Topics

- Creating an SRC Configuration
- Types of SRC Commands and Statements
- How the SRC Configuration Is Stored
- Verifying a Configuration

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