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Date:      Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:39:37 -0500
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        edwin chan <slack@suntop-cn.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: how can I compare two directory?
Message-ID:  <20010917103937.B29982@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <001501c13f8d$cf33c660$9201a8c0@home.net>
References:  <001501c13f8d$cf33c660$9201a8c0@home.net>

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In the last episode (Sep 17), edwin chan said:
> I am new to freebsd, I have a question to ask people in this maillist:
> 
> I feel I need a tool to compare two directories. for example: when I
> move a directory from old disk to new one, i need check if they are
> completely same. and if I burned a new freebsd cd , i need check if
> they are same as iso files. where can i got the tools ? or how to
> write a script do it ?

diff -r /old-dir /new-dir

> notice: please cc to me. I am not a member of maillist

That's standard procedure for this list.

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	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com

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