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 ## check
 
 `./sani.py check data/test_chans_good.txt`
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 `./sani.py check data/test_chans_bad.txt`
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 Successful connections will be marked in green, failed connection in red, and alarm states will be printed in yellow.
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 ## compare
 
 `./sani.py compare data/test1.csv data/test4 -v`
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 `./sani.py compare data/test1.csv data/test3`
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 Entries that are identical in both files will not be shown. Differences will be printed as `LEFT | RIGHT`.