Re^3: Bitwise comparision of files

As I mentioned in parentheses, the advantage of using the checksumming technique is that the directories don't need to be accessible from the same machine.

Whether that matters here, I don't know, but I figured it might perhaps be useful to someone, sometime.

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Re^4: Bitwise comparision of files by JavaFan (Canon) on Feb 28, 2012 at 21:17 UTC
As I mentioned in parentheses, the advantage of using the checksumming technique is that the directories don't need to be accessible from the same machine. Then I'd use something like `rsync -rcn directory1 remote:directory2`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Bitwise comparision of files by Eliya (Vicar) on Feb 28, 2012 at 21:34 UTC
The checksumming approach is still more flexible. Example scenario: a friend phones you for help with a software problem. At some point while discussing the issue, you'd like to verify that s/he is actually using the same versions/files, because you can't replicate the problem on your side. So, you create a checksums file of the installation tree and email it to your friend, who can then run the verification without needing any access to your machine whatsoever.	[reply]