Duncan Moore <[email protected]> writes:
> On 26/09/2010 21:07, Paul Eggert wrote:
>> On 09/26/2010 07:56 AM, Duncan Moore wrote:
>>> 2) --if-different
>>> File contents are assumed identical if the files have the same size
>>> and timestamp.
>> This makes sense, but the option name is poorly chosen. How about
>> --assume-same?
>
> I was unhappy with the name too. I think --assume-same is better, but it
> doesn't convey the fact that it is conditional (on the timestamp and size
> being the same). But I'm happy to go with it, unless someone thinks of
> something better.
How about --compare-attributes=size,mtime?
--compare-attributes=ATTRS
Compare file attributes ATTRS and assume two files are identical
if those attributes match, disregarding the actual file contents.
Andreas.
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