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The Mac version can be found at Meld for OSX. It supports both directory and file comparison and works great under Mac. I was told to improve this answer and explain why meld is good. Generally speaking, Meld is a full feature comparison software mainly used in GNOME. It is better than a lot of software listed here because. It is free and open. Compare files using QuickLook and / or 'Line by Line' comparison before sync. Execution operations for the selected items of the Preview table. Powerful folder filter and / or file filter. Resolving the file versions conflict. Sync multiple pairs of folders in same time. Compare folders, subfolders, files your Mac.
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I use rsync alot myself to copy files from and to work. Any projects Im currently working on for an extended period of time get their own folder and rsynced between work and home.
Though Im usually good about rsyncing before I leave work or home, I forget occassionally.
So I dont accidentally overwrite any changes - I usually use the -n flag. That does a 'dry run' of rsync showing possible changes without actually making them.
Though Im usually good about rsyncing before I leave work or home, I forget occassionally.
So I dont accidentally overwrite any changes - I usually use the -n flag. That does a 'dry run' of rsync showing possible changes without actually making them.
https://powerfulscuba.weebly.com/logitech-quickcam-fusion-software-download.html. Some time ago I was looking for a tool to binary-compare two directories too. Diff is a bit of an overkill in this case since I was not interested in the details of differences between the two dir structures, I just wanted to know whether they're the same or not.
I've found only one GUI application that would satisfy my needs, it was Kdiff3. However there's a lot more simple and elegant solution. :-) Start a shell and enter the dir that you want to compare with another, then run a 'find':
cd /path/to/dir1
find . -type f -not -exec cmp {} /path/to/dir2/{} ';' -print
https://fvyto.over-blog.com/2020/11/backyard-basketball-2001-mac-download.html. This will print the name of each file that differs between the two directories.
It seems to me that any items uniquely found in dir2 won't be reported by the find command.
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make sure to format this command exactly the same and including these: ' ' when needed
find . -type f -not -exec cmp {} /path/to/dir2/{} ';' -print
I really just wanted to thank you and everyone in this thread. Relocating and cleaning up my mothers age old backup folder that is filled with duplicates has been made so much easier.
You have all my grattitudes.
find . -type f -not -exec cmp {} /path/to/dir2/{} ';' -print
I really just wanted to thank you and everyone in this thread. Relocating and cleaning up my mothers age old backup folder that is filled with duplicates has been made so much easier.
You have all my grattitudes.
Some people may haven't found the feature, yet, but Toast has a 'Compare' function hidden in the Utilities menu, it'll provide a nice colored output of the differences.
And TextWrangler also supports diffing of folders.
And TextWrangler also supports diffing of folders.
I prefer the use of Subversion to stay in sync with several computers with different OS-es.
There good clients available for OSX like svnX
There good clients available for OSX like svnX
I too am trying to keep a desktop and a laptop in sync - both running OSX. Of course the laptop has much less hd space which means I need to be selective. I have been using Unison very successfully so far for documents in general and for certain application preferences. It is very fast and a pleasure to use.
The complications come in due to the fact that applications do not always play nice with copying preferences and the like. For some apps, I haven't figured out which pref and support files are safe to copy. For example, taking a simple-minded approach to syncing causes MS Office to sort of re-install itself each time. Firefox preference copying is also not obvious to me.
Is anyone else sync'ing app preferences and executables?
Also, I am curious how people are using Subversion.
The complications come in due to the fact that applications do not always play nice with copying preferences and the like. For some apps, I haven't figured out which pref and support files are safe to copy. For example, taking a simple-minded approach to syncing causes MS Office to sort of re-install itself each time. Firefox preference copying is also not obvious to me.
Is anyone else sync'ing app preferences and executables?
Also, I am curious how people are using Subversion.
This hint makes me realise I'm not alone in thinking there must be simpler solution to the problem of keeping a directory in sync between work and home computers, without having to lug an external hard drive around. I need to keep a large (about 5GB) directory of pdf files in sync between a work PC and a home Mac, all sorted into appropriate sub-directories. I currently do this manually by copying any changed files onto a flash memory stick and then copying them onto the other machine when I get home. The flash drive is not big enough to contain a copy of the entire directory, but can easily hold just the changed files. Ideally, some little program or script would identify added or changed files, copy them to the flash drive, then put them into the corresponding sub-directory when the flash drive was connected to the other machine. Then it would repeat the process in the opposite direction.
Synchronization utilities are no good as they require a disk big enough to hold the entire directory. Unison is no good as it requires a network connection between the 2 machines (which most admins baulk at).
Anyone have any other ideas?
Synchronization utilities are no good as they require a disk big enough to hold the entire directory. Unison is no good as it requires a network connection between the 2 machines (which most admins baulk at).
Anyone have any other ideas?
I too am trying to keep a desktop and a laptop in sync - both running OSX. Of course the laptop has much less hd space which means I need to be selective. I have been using Unison very successfully so far for documents in general and for certain application preferences. It is very fast and a pleasure to use.
The complications come in due to the fact that applications do not always play nice with copying preferences and the like. For some apps, I haven't figured out which pref and support files are safe to copy. For example, taking a simple-minded approach to syncing causes MS Office to sort of re-install itself each time. Firefox preference copying is also not obvious to me.
Is anyone else sync'ing app preferences and executables?
Also, I am curious how people are using Subversion.
The complications come in due to the fact that applications do not always play nice with copying preferences and the like. For some apps, I haven't figured out which pref and support files are safe to copy. For example, taking a simple-minded approach to syncing causes MS Office to sort of re-install itself each time. Firefox preference copying is also not obvious to me.
Is anyone else sync'ing app preferences and executables?
Also, I am curious how people are using Subversion.
After reading your comment, I found a perl script on CPAN that implements dircmp. The URL is.
http://search.cpan.org/~schulte/File-Dircmp-1.30/Dircmp.pm
I have not tried it, though.
-Mark
http://search.cpan.org/~schulte/File-Dircmp-1.30/Dircmp.pm
I have not tried it, though.
-Mark
I have a question about this hint.. I'm not too well versed in terminal, but I'd love to do this with my two music folders (one on my external HD,and one on my internal). Do I put all of that code into terminal (including the '|'s) in one line, or do I run them as three separate commands in succession?
Also, where does this diffs.txt show up?
Thanks!
Also, where does this diffs.txt show up?
Thanks!
Put it all on one line. The diff.txt file will show up in your working directory. If you just started terminal and did not change directories, this will be your home directory (i.e., not the Desktop or Document directories).
Watchguard firebox ssl client download mac. One tip: to quickly enter the two folders you want compare, first type the diff -rq command. Then drag-and-drop the first folder onto the terminal. The path will automatically appear. Then drag-and-drop the second folder. Then type the rest of the command.
Watchguard firebox ssl client download mac. One tip: to quickly enter the two folders you want compare, first type the diff -rq command. Then drag-and-drop the first folder onto the terminal. The path will automatically appear. Then drag-and-drop the second folder. Then type the rest of the command.
Users trying to sync home directories between two computers (say a laptop and a desktop) may find Apple's Portable Home Directory feature of Mac OS X Server helpful. I haven't used it, so I can't say how well it works.
The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that. It uses windows and icons to show you the contents of your Mac, iCloud Drive, and other storage devices. It's called the Finder because it helps you to find and organize your files.
Open windows and files
To open a window and see the files on your Mac, switch to the Finder by clicking the Finder icon (pictured above) in the Dock. Switching to the Finder also reveals any Finder windows that might be hidden behind the windows of other apps. You can drag to resize windows and use the buttons to close , minimize , or maximize windows. Learn more about managing windows.
When you see a document, app, or other file that you want to open, just double-click it.
Change how your files are displayed
To change how files are displayed in Finder windows, use the View menu in the menu bar, or the row of buttons at the top of the Finder window. You can view files as icons , in a list , in columns , or in a gallery . And for each view, the View menu provides options to change how items are sorted and arranged, such as by kind, date, or size. Learn more about customizing views.
When you view files in a gallery, you can browse your files visually using large previews, so it's easy to identify images, videos, and all kinds of documents. Gallery View in macOS Mojave even lets you play videos and scroll through multipage documents. Earlier versions of macOS have a similar but less powerful gallery view called Cover Flow .
Gallery View in macOS Mojave, showing the sidebar on the left and the Preview pane on the right.
Use the Preview pane
The Preview pane is available in all views by choosing View > Show Preview from the menu bar. Or press Shift-Command (⌘)-P to quickly show or hide the Preview pane.
macOS Mojave enhances the Preview pane in several ways:
- More information, including detailed metadata, can be shown for each file. This is particularly useful when working with photos and media, because key EXIF data, like camera model and aperture value, are easy to locate. Choose View > Preview Options to control what information the Preview pane can show for the kind of file selected.
- Quick Actions let you easily manage or edit the selected file.
Use Quick Actions in the Preview pane
With Quick Actions in macOS Mojave, you can take actions on a file without opening an app. Quick Actions appear at the bottom of the Preview pane and vary depending on the kind of file selected.
- Rotate an image
- Mark up an image or PDF
- Combine images and PDFs into a single PDF file
- Trim audio and video files
To manage Quick Actions, click More , then choose Customize. macOS Mojave includes a standard set of Quick Actions, but Quick Actions installed by third-party apps also appear here. You can even create your own Quick Actions using Automator.
Use Stacks on your desktop
macOS Mojave introduces Stacks, which lets you automatically organize your desktop into neat stacks of files, so it's easy to keep your desktop tidy and find exactly what you're looking for. Learn more about Stacks.
The sidebar in Finder windows contains shortcuts to AirDrop, commonly used folders, iCloud Drive, devices such your hard drives, and more. Like items in the Dock, items in the sidebar open with just one click.
To change the items in your sidebar, choose Finder > Preferences from the Finder menu bar, then click Sidebar at the top of the preferences window. You can also drag files into or out of the sidebar. Learn more about customizing the sidebar.
Search for files
To search with Spotlight, click the magnifying glass in the menu bar, or press Command–Space bar. Spotlight is similar to Quick Search on iPhone or iPad. Learn more about Spotlight.
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To search from a Finder window, use the search field in the corner of the window:
When you select a search result, its location appears at the bottom of the window. To get to this view from Spotlight, choose “Show all in Finder” from the bottom of the Spotlight search results.
In both Spotlight and Finder, you can use advanced searches to narrow your search results.
Delete files
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To move a file to the Trash, drag the file to the Trash in the Dock. Or select one or more files and choose File > Move To Trash (Command-Delete).
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To remove a file from the Trash, click the Trash to open it, then drag the file out of the Trash. Or select the file and choose File > Put Back.
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To delete the files in the Trash, choose File > Empty Trash. The storage space used by those files then becomes available for other files. In macOS Sierra, you can set up your Mac to empty the trash automatically.