Section 1 · User commands

ostree-diff.1

Package: ostree

OSTREE DIFF

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXAMPLE


NAME

ostree-diff − Compare a directory against a revision

SYNOPSIS

ostree diff [OPTIONS…] {REV_OR_DIR} {REV_OR_DIR}

DESCRIPTION

Compare a directory or revision against another directory or revision. If REV_OR_DIR starts with ‘/‘ or ‘./‘, it is interpreted as a directory, otherwise a revision. Shows files and directories modified, added, and deleted. If there is a file in the second REV_OR_DIR not in the first, it will show with an “A” for “added”. If a file in the first REV_OR_DIR is not in the second, it shows “D” for “deleted”. “M” for “modified” will also show.

OPTIONS

−−stats

Print various statistics.

−−fs−diff

Print filesystem diff.

−−owner−uid

Use file ownership user id for local files.

−−owner−gid

Use file ownership group id for local files.

EXAMPLE

$ ostree diff my−branch^ my−branch

A /testdirectory
M /helloworld.txt

$ ostree diff my−branch my−branch^

D /testdirectory
M /helloworld.txt