Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Rdiff creating a patch file, when there are no changes to the file

[Martin Pool]

On 26 Mar 2004, Fran Firman <address@hidden> wrote:
> I have a file that when I do;
> 
> rdiff signature Changes sig
> 
> rdiff delta sig Changes patch
> 
> I end up with a 14 byte patch file, even thou there are no changes
> between the file... It is the same file.......

Try rdiff delta -v 

The delta probably says, in English:

  This is an rsync delta
  Copy the whole original file

In other words it's a stub diff.

I would have expected rdiff-backup would check the times first or
something...

-- 
Martin

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