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Add explanation to restic diff symbols
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@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ You can combine all three options with each other and with the normal file argum
Comparing Snapshots
*******************
Restic has a `diff` command which shows the difference between two snapshots
Restic has a ``diff`` command which shows the difference between two snapshots
and displays a small statistic, just pass the command two snapshot IDs:
.. code-block:: console
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$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo diff 5845b002 2ab627a6
comparing snapshot ea657ce5 to 2ab627a6:
C /restic/cmd_diff.go
M /restic/cmd_diff.go
+ /restic/foo
C /restic/restic
M /restic/restic
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$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo diff 5845b002:/restic 2ab627a6:/restic
By default, the ``diff`` command only lists differences in file contents.
The flag ``--metadata`` shows changes to file metadata, too.
The characters left of the file path show what has changed for this file:
+-------+-----------------------+
| ``+`` | added |
+-------+-----------------------+
| ``-`` | removed |
+-------+-----------------------+
| ``T`` | entry type changed |
+-------+-----------------------+
| ``M`` | file content changed |
+-------+-----------------------+
| ``U`` | metadata changed |
+-------+-----------------------+
| ``?`` | bitrot detected |
+-------+-----------------------+
Backing up special items and metadata
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