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# Simple script to compare files in two directories..
- URL: https://kudithipudi.org/simple-script-to-compare-files-in-two-directories/
- Published: 2008-02-29T02:35:02.000Z
- Updated: 2008-02-29T02:35:02.000Z
- Description: Here’s a small script to compare the files in two different directories on a Linux machine. The script uses MD5 checksum to compare the files. #\!/bin/bash...
- Author: admin
- Tags: Linux, Programming, Technology, Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 02:32

Here’s a small script to compare the files in two different directories on a Linux machine. The script uses MD5 checksum to compare the files.

#\\!/bin/bash  
prefix1=“/usr/directory1″ # First directory without trailing /  
prefix2=“/usr/directory2″ # Second directory without trailing /  
find \\-L “$prefix1″ \\-type f \\| while read filename; do  
name=“${filename#$prefix1\*}”  
sum1=“$(md5sum \\-b ”$prefix1$name“)”  
sum2=“$(md5sum \\-b ”$prefix2$name“)”  
if \\\[ “${sum1% \\\*}” = “${sum2% \\\*}” \\\]; then  
echo “ok: $prefix1$name”  
else  
echo “not ok: $prefix1$name”  
fi  
done