.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBfinddup\fP [OPTION]... DIR1 [[not:]DIR2]
+\fBfinddup\fP [OPTION]... DIR1 [[and:|not:]DIR2]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
With a single directory argument, \fBfinddup\fP prints the duplicated
files found in it. With two directories, it prints either the files
common to both DIR1 and DIR2, or with the `not:' prefix, the ones
-present in DIR1 and not in DIR2.
+present in DIR1 and not in DIR2. The and: prefix is assumed by default
+and necessary only if you have a directory name starting with `not:'.
-It compares files by first comparing their sizes, hence goes
+This command compares files by first comparing their sizes, hence goes
reasonably fast.
When looking for identical files, \fBfinddup\fP associates by default
-a group ID to every content, and prints it along the file names.
+a group ID to every content, and prints it along the file names. Use
+the \fB-g\fP to switch it off.
Note that
.B finddup DIR
/* groups are not computed in the not: mode */
show_groups = 0;
dirname2 += 4;
+ } else if(strncmp(dirname2, "and:", 4) == 0) {
+ dirname2 += 4;
}
if(show_progress) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s ... ", dirname2);
}
void print_help(FILE *out) {
- fprintf(out, "Usage: finddup [OPTION]... DIR1 [[not:]DIR2]\n");
+ fprintf(out, "Usage: finddup [OPTION]... DIR1 [[and:|not:]DIR2]\n");
fprintf(out, "Version %s (%s)\n", VERSION_NUMBER, UNAME);
- fprintf(out, "Without DIR2, lists duplicated files found in DIR1. With DIR2, lists files common to both directories. With the not: prefix, lists files found in DIR1 which do not exist in DIR2.\n");
+ fprintf(out, "Without DIR2, lists duplicated files found in DIR1. With DIR2, lists files common to both directories. With the not: prefix, lists files found in DIR1 which do not exist in DIR2. The and: prefix is the default and should be used only if you have a directory starting with 'not:'\n");
fprintf(out, "\n");
fprintf(out, " -h show this help\n");
fprintf(out, " -d ignore dot files and directories\n");