Also the --dry-run option to rsync would tell you what differs. I assume you are using rsync to sync the files anyway?
On Wed, January 16, 2008 12:14 pm, Nick Rout wrote: > There is probably a better tool, but how about: > > ls -lR dir1 > tmpfile1 > ls -lR dir2 > tmpfile2 > diff tmpfile1 tmpfile2 > > On Wed, January 16, 2008 12:05 pm, Roger Searle wrote: >> Hi, I am looking for list recommendations on packages or methods for >> recursively comparing the contents of a couple of folders, and listing >> just the names of files and folders that are absent in one or the >> other. The purpose of this is as part of testing my backup routine, >> where I restore the tar file somewhere, and want to see which files are >> not in the restore. >> >> A command line option would probably be fine depending on level of >> complexity. I thought diff might have been just the thing, but it >> examines the file content, which isn't what I'm interested in. There >> are a few recommendations for mc, however I'm not a fan (sorry Nick). >> >> Cheers, >> Roger >> >> > > > -- > Nick Rout > > -- Nick Rout
