Re: How to compare directory contents

In article <isw-6FF11E.10372222122008@[216.168.3.50]>,
isw <isw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article
<3549cdfc-207d-479a-8de8-984d1e47e9f5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Richard Cavell <richardcavell@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi, all.

I have two directories, each containing thousands of files. For each
of the files in one directory, I want to determine:

1. Does it exist in the other directory?

2. If it exists, is it a byte-for-byte exact copy?

3. Is its file creation date similar?

I suppose it's possible from the command line. Does anyone have a
solution? I'm prepared to use Windows if necessary.

If you don't have "TextWrangler" get a copy (it's free).

If you drag a *closed* folder into a TextWrangler text window, you'll
get a list of what's in the folder. Do that for each of the folders you
want to compare, and then tell TextWrangler to compare the two windows
(Search/Compare Two Front Documents).

Same brilliant thing in BBEdit, as most would guess.

--
dorayme
.

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