Re: [Dar-support] dar diff that detects missing and added files

[Denis C. <dar...@fr...>]

Le 28/11/2025 à 21:13, Denis Corbin via Dar-support a écrit :
> Le 28/11/2025 à 15:52, John Goerzen via Dar-support a écrit :

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>> I noticed that dar --diff will notice if a file present in the catalog
>> is missing from the filesystem, but will not notice if there is a file
>> in the filesystem that was missing from the archive.
> 
> I've double checked and you are right, I will see how to fix that.

this now is fixed in git (branch_2.8.x) and also available as release 
candidate 1 package for version 2.8.2 which you can grab from here:
https://dar.edrusb.org/dar.linux.free.fr/Interim_releases/

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>>  Could diff be enhanced to do it?
> I will have a look at how to enhance that, but this is more complicated 
> because actually the process is to scan the catalog for each entry it 
> has and check whether there is a corresponding entry in the filesystem.

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Feature request added for next major release

>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> John
>>
> 
> Cheers,
> Denis
>