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NAME

diffdir - Compares two or more directories for files that differ

VERSION

This documentation refers to diffdir version 0.9.

SYNOPSIS

diffdir [option] dir1 dir2 [dir3 ...]
OPTIONS:
-e --exclude[=]re
Elclude any file or directory that matches this regular
expression
-s --script Produce a script of actions
-c --command[=]string
The diff command you wish to use for viewing the
differences in the files
-m --cp-missing Create a copy statement for missing files rather than
telling which directory it was missing from
-r --remove-extra
Remove extra files
-S --same-files
Show the same files instead of different files
-j --join Combines the file into a thrid based on the original directory names.
-f --follow Follow symlinks directories and diff symlink files.
--no-follow
Don't follow symlinked directories or diff symlinked files.
-F --fast Use file sizees to tell if files are different
-b --ignore-space-change
Ignore changes in the amount of white space.
-w --ignore-all-space
Ignore all white space.
-d --missing-dirs
Create directories that are missing (makes copying of missing files simpler)
-E --exec Show all diff action in one line
-v --verbose Show more detailed option
--VERSION Prints the version information
--help Prints this help information
--man Prints the full documentation for diffdir

DESCRIPTION

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

DIAGNOSTICS

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

DEPENDENCIES

INCOMPATIBILITIES

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

There are no known bugs in this module.

Please report problems to Ivan Wills (ivan.wills@gmail.com).

Patches are welcome.

AUTHOR

Ivan Wills - (ivan.wills@gmail.com)

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2015 Ivan Wills (14 Mullion Close, Hornsby Heights, NSW Australia 2077). All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.