Re: correct way to move /usr to a new partition..

[Bart-Jan Vrielink <bartjan@vrielink.net>]

On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Seth R Arnold wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 17, 1999 at 11:40:09PM -0500, rich wrote:
> > 
> > That's a good suggestion - my question is: is there a linux utility to
> > compare directories / files to see if they are the same? Seems like I've
> > heard of one, but can't remember...
> 
> $ apropos checksum
> cksum (1)            - checksum and count the bytes in a file
> sum (1)              - checksum and count the blocks in a file
> $ apropos md5
> md5sum (1)           - generates or checks MD5 message digests
> debsums (1)          - Check the md5sums of a package

diff file1 file2
or
diff -r directory1 directory2

Tot ziens,

Bart-Jan