ostree/man/ostree-diff.xml

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<refentry id="ostree">

    <refentryinfo>
        <title>ostree diff</title>
        <productname>OSTree</productname>

        <authorgroup>
            <author>
                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                <firstname>Colin</firstname>
                <surname>Walters</surname>
                <email>walters@verbum.org</email>
            </author>
        </authorgroup>
    </refentryinfo>

    <refmeta>
        <refentrytitle>ostree diff</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    </refmeta>

    <refnamediv>
        <refname>ostree-diff</refname>
        <refpurpose>Compare a directory against a revision</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>

    <refsynopsisdiv>
            <cmdsynopsis>
                <command>ostree diff</command> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="req">REV</arg> <arg choice="req">TARGETDIR</arg>
            </cmdsynopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Description</title>

        <para>
            Compare directory TARGETDIR against revision REV.  Shows files and directories modified, added, and deleted.  If there is a file in TARGETDIR not in REV, it will show with an "A" for "added".  If a file in REV is not in TARGETDIR, it shows "D" for "deleted".  "M" for "modified" will also show.
        </para>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Options</title>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>--stats</option></term>
                <listitem><para>
                    Print various statistics.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>

            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>--fs-diff</option></term>
                <listitem><para>
                    Print filesystem diff.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>

            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>--owner-uid</option></term>
                <listitem><para>
                    Use file ownership user id for local files.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>

            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>--owner-gid</option></term>
                <listitem><para>
                    Use file ownership group id for local files.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Example</title>
        <para><command>$ ostree diff my-branch^ my-branch</command></para>
<programlisting>
        A   /testdirectory
        M   /helloworld.txt
</programlisting>
<para><command>$ ostree diff my-branch my-branch^</command></para>
<programlisting>
        D   /testdirectory
        M   /helloworld.txt
</programlisting>
    </refsect1>
</refentry>