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PLAKAR-DIFF(1) - General Commands Manual

NAME

plakar diff - Show differences between files in Plakar snapshots

SYNOPSIS

plakar diff [-highlight] snapshotID1[:path1] snapshotID2[:path2]

DESCRIPTION

The plakar diff command compares two Plakar snapshots, optionally restricting to specific files within them. If only snapshot IDs are provided, it compares the root directories of each snapshot. If file paths are specified, the command compares the individual files. The diff output is shown in unified diff format, with an option to highlight differences.

The options are as follows:

-highlight

Apply syntax highlighting to the diff output for readability.

EXAMPLES

Compare root directories of two snapshots:

$ plakar diff abc123 def456

Compare across snapshots with highlighting: /etc/passwd

$ plakar diff -highlight abc123:/etc/passwd def456:/etc/passwd

DIAGNOSTICS

The plakar diff utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

0

Command completed successfully.

>0

An error occurred, such as invalid snapshot IDs, missing files, or an unsupported file type.

SEE ALSO

plakar(1), plakar-backup(1)

Plakar - February 3, 2025