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Features

Recursively compares two directory trees using MD5 hash function
The depth of the directory tree can be limited
Optionally synchronizes the two directories
Prints MD5 file hash
A script that performs synchronization can be printed out
File names can be enclosed in characters of your choice

Usage

evp-dirdiff [options] source destination

Where source is a source directory or a file and destination is a destination directory or a file.

Options are a combination of the following:

Option	Arguments	Description
-s, --show	all \| same \| difference \| dstonly \| srconly \| update \| commands \| commands_noprefix	Defines what to show on the output. Default values is difference. The result of the directory tree comparison is divided into four categories: Same files that are the same between the source and destination. = character denotes this category Delete or destination only. Files that should be deleted from the destination. x character denotes this category Update files that should be updated in the destination. * character denotes this category New or source only. Files that should be copied to the destination. > character denotes this category
-L , --depthlimit	<integer>	Sets a limit on how deep in the directory tree evp-dirdiff should go. The value should be greater or equal to -1. -1 sets the unlimited depth. Default is -1.
-f, --removefile	<string>	Defines what command for removing files to show on the output when --show is set to commands. Default is `rm`
-d, --removedir	<string>	Defines what command for removing directories to show on the output when --show is set to commands. Default is `rmdir`
-F, --copyfile	<string>	Defines what command for copying files to show on the output when --show is set to commands. Default is `cp`
-D, --copydir	<string>	Defines what command for copying directories to show on the output when --show is set to commands. Default is `mkdir`
-i, --ignore_case		Ignore file and directory name case
-z, --synchronize		Synchronize the source and destination directories
-p, --printhash		Print hash value for every file
-o, --output	<string>	Specifies output file name. Default is stdout
-n, --nofail		Do not fail on errors. The failed files will be ignored.
-e, --enclose	<string>	Enclose file and directory names in <string> Usually used with " character to enclose the files names containing spaces
-u, --fullpath		Show full path. The default is to show relative path
--version		Displays version information and exits
-h, --help		Displays usage information and exits

The directories are called source and destination because evp-dirdiff lets you synchronize the two directories making SOURCE=DESTINATION

The results of the comparison are shown as steps required to make the destination directory identical to the source one. See --show option for more details.

evp-dirdiff does not synchronize the directories by default. Using a command line switch --synchronize you can tell evp-dirdiff to synchronize the directories. Alternatively you can specify command names that should be used to perform the synchronization and a script will be printed for you. You can run the script later to synchronize the directories.

evp-dirdiff distribution includes Windows and Linux (i386) builds as well as the complete C++ source code that can be used to build evp-dirdiff on other platforms.

The evp-dirdiff can be downloaded at http://sourceforge.net/projects/evp-dirdiff/