Re: [BackupPC-users] Identical files

2019-07-25 Thread Ted Toal
>> From a practical perspective, files x and y are identical if and only if >> `diff x y` returns 0. It's really just about the content. Thanks, Alex! ...What about filename and file directory, do these have to match for a pair of files to be identical? >> They wouldn't be identical

Re: [BackupPC-users] Identical files

2019-07-25 Thread G.W. Haywood via BackupPC-users
Hi there, On Thu, 25 Jul 2019, Ted Toal wrote: ...What about filename and file directory, do these have to match for a pair of files to be identical? They wouldn't be identical files. They'd be the same file. :) -- 73, Ged. ___ BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Identical files

2019-07-25 Thread Alexander Kobel
On 24.07.19 23:07, Ted Toal wrote: > BackupPC documentation says ‘by "identical files" we mean files with > identical contents, not necessary the same permissions, ownership or > modification time.’ What about filename and file directory, do these have to > match for a pair of files to be