On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 08:39:29 -0400
Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:


> > And if you want to see the differences, you may be interested in
> > rdiff. Haven't used it myself but sound (and looks) like it fits
> > your bill.
>
> That's just what I thought... but the man page I have for rdiff says
> nothing about how to compare files between systems... Could it be
> that the man page s defective?

Perhaps 'aptitude search rdiff ' might assist as there is a
rdiff-backup there and a few other progs/scripts(?).