32v 1m uudiff
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UUDIFF(1C) UNIX Programmer's Manual UUDIFF(1C)
NAME
uudiff - directory comparison between machines
SYNOPSIS
uudiff [ -d ] local-name remote-name
DESCRIPTION
_U_u_d_i_f_f compares the files in the directory _l_o_c_a_l-_n_a_m_e and the directory _r_e_m_o_t_e-_n_a_m_e, (where _r_e_m_o_t_e-_n_a_m_e may be of the form _s_y_s_t_e_m-_n_a_m_e!_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y-_n_a_m_e and _s_y_s_t_e_m-_n_a_m_e is a _u_u_c_p Unix name). It reports (via mail) which files are added, deleted, or changed, and provides a _d_i_f_f(_1) of altered printable files.
If a part of _r_e_m_o_t_e-_n_a_m_e is omitted (either the system or the directory) the corresponding part of _l_o_c_a_l-_n_a_m_e is used. If _l_o_c_a_l-_n_a_m_e is a file, rather than a directory, _r_e_m_o_t_e- _n_a_m_e is also assumed to be a file and the program degen- erates into _d_i_f_f(_1).
The option -d does not diff altered files; only the summary by file names is prepared.
FILES
Lots. Files zz[abcdeglmn]????? are used for scratch space; files brought back from the remote machine for _d_i_f_f_i_n_g are stored (and left around) as _n_a_m_e.????? and the final report is left in _u_u_d_i_f_f.????? (the exact name is reported by mail).
SEE ALSO
diff(1), uucp(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
Almost none. Anything more serious than misspelling _l_o_c_a_l- _n_a_m_e causes unpredictable and obscure results.
BUGS
In addition to the standard _u_u_c_p requirements a hook is needed at the remote system, and at present is only installed on the systems "research" and "inter". This program is written in shell and should be translated to C so it could give diagnostics. Even if "remote-system" is the local system, uudiff is sub- ject to delays in uucp traffic. It should probably write the standard output, instead of insisting on going into the background. Since checksums are used there is a probability of 1 in 2**32 of missing differences between files. The ~userid syntax is not recognized.