compare-files

Compares two files to check if they are different. Supports comparing files based on either file size, file size and edit date or file hash. For hashing, SHA1 is used which is fast and works well for large files.

Usage

npx @lukasbach/scripts compare-files

You can call the script directly if you have installed it globally:

npm i -g @lukasbach/scripts
ldo compare-files

Options

• --folder1, -a: What is the first folder?
• --folder2, -b: What is the second folder?
• --compare, -c: How should files be compared?
• -v, --verbose: Verbose logging

You can also omit options, and will be asked for them interactively.

Add --yes to skip all confirmations.

Script source

View Source on GitHub

/**
 * Compares two files to check if they are different. Supports
 * comparing files based on either file size, file size and edit date or file hash. For hashing, SHA1 is used
 * which is fast and works well for large files.
 */
import { compareFiles } from "./compare-utils.js";

// TODO make path properties, parse path, trim leading or trailing " symbols
const root1 = await ask.text("folder1,a", "What is the first folder?");
const root2 = await ask.text("folder2,b", "What is the second folder?");
const compareMethod = await ask.choice("compare,c", "How should files be compared?", ["size", "datesize", "hash"]);

if (await compareFiles(root1, root2, compareMethod)) {
  log.info("Files are equal");
} else {
  log.info("Files are different");
}