Compare files

You need to test the the date modified of every files if they are only modified... find give you only the filename as result... try the "ls" find parameter...

try to read the diffrence from:

find . -ls | sort > /tmp/Hdisc.txt

and

find . -ls | sort > /tmp/USB.txt

Hope this works

Hi marcobra

Thanks for your hint. But: it doesn't work.

I didn't modify a file. I modified the shell script and executed it. I got the following output:

/linux_desktop
> 83 32 drwx------ 2 root root 32768 Jan 1 01:40 ./Sys_Admin/linux_desktop/Background
> 86 32 -rwx------ 1 root root 24074 Jul 3 2008 ./Sys_Admin/linux_desktop/Background/pengui.jpg
> 87 576 -rwx------ 1 root root 561688 Apr 9 2008 ./Sys_Admin/linux_desktop/Background/warty-final-ubuntu.png
> 88 32 drwx------ 5 root root 32768 Jan 6 16:23 ./Sys_Admin/linux_desktop/Icons
> 92 128 drwx------ 2 root root 131072 Nov 24 17:22 ./Sys_Admin/linux_desktop/Icons/ubuntu

I guess ls is the wrong command. Because ls lists the directory contents. Do you have another idea? Thanks a lot.
Peter

Please tell better what are you trying to do... you are sure you need a script.. what you need to keep in sync...?
May be there is already a ready to install package that do what you a trying to do...?

Thank you

Options:
man diff
GUI:
Gnome:meld, Gnome Commander
KDE:kompare or kdiff3
other:
mgdiff, tkdiff, xxdiff

Hi marcobra

I've a harddisc and I've an USB-stick. But the USB-stick was very, very cheap. So I didn't trust the stick. I would get a script to compare the disc and the stick.

The script mentioned above works if I delete or create a file on the harddisc. But the script doesn't work, if I modify a file on the harddisc. That's it.

Thanks.
Peter

Hi marcobra

I found the solution: kdiff3. Thanks a lot.
Peter

Hi Sam

Thanks for the hint regarding kdiff3. It helped. Thanks.
Peter