A directory comparison tool (POSIX systems)
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README.md

dircomp

Name

dircomp - A directory comparison tool

Synopsis

dircomp directory1 directory2 [-rvfdh]

Description

dircomp is a program for evaluating whether two directories are equivalent.

Two directories are considered to be equivalent if and only if these conditions apply:

  • They have the same number of files and folders;
  • For each file in a directory, there is the same file in the other. Two files are considered to be the same if they have the same name, including extension, and same content;
  • For each folder in a directory, there is a folder with the same name in the other.

If the recursive option is applied, then another condition must hold true:

  • For each folder in a directory, there is an equivalent folder in the other, with the same name.

The options are as follows:

  -r             Recursive
  -v             Verbose
  -f             Fast. Halt as soon as the directories are found to be not equal             
  -d             Comparison by digest
  -h             Print this help and quit

Correctness

You can have a look at the code and at its mathematical proof to validate its correctness.