ABOUT

This application was written basically to make the process of server updates easy when the code is being developed.

When the server is setup with first version of codebase, second version of development will be continued. After the second version is released, you can use this application to compute the difference between the first version and second version.

The output will contain the changed files / new files that needs to be added to your server to keep it up to date.

USAGE

java pra.tools.dirdiff.core.BasicDiff fresh_copy old_copy [output_dir]

BREIF EXPLANATION

The computation of diff is described below in brief:

First input is treated as fresh copy
Second second is treated as old copy

1. If there are changes in files that exist in both the copies,
   the file from first directory is copied to output directory.

2. If there is a new file in first directory it is added to output directory.

3. If there is a file in second directory but not in first directory,
   the file copy is ignored.

4. If output_dir is not specified then a folder by name output-<random-number> 
   is created with respect to parent directory of old_copy directory.

Drop me a mail if you have any feedbacks or you find this application useful.

CONTACT

prasad83.a@gmail.com