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Alberto Planas Dominguez 06cc1b96c1 Accepting request 1267051 from home:aplanas:branches:devel:microos

- Update to version 0.2.2~0:
  * Update to v0.2.2
  * Automatic detection of snapshots
  * Add list command

OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1267051
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:microos/sndiff?expand=0&rev=7

2025-04-04 08:02:06 +00:00

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sndiff 8 "February 2025" "System Manager's Manual"

NAME

sndiff - Tool for diffing packages and files from snapshots

SYNOPSIS

sndiff [OPTIONS] [OLD_SNAPSHOT] [NEW_SNAPSHOT] [COMMAND]

DESCRIPTION

sndiff is a small utility that reports differences between btrfs snapshots created by snapper(8) and zypper(8).

By default it shows information about packages and files in /etc, that can return diff -u output for changelogs and modified files.

COMMANDS

The following command line verbs are known:

list: List snapshots in the system
help: Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

ARGUMENTS

OLD_SNAPSHOT: Snapshot to compare with. If missing will be autodetected.
NEW_SNAPSHOT: Optional reference snapshot. Usually the current one. If missing will be autodetected.

OPTIONS

--packages, -p: Report only changes in packages
--etc, -e: Report only changes in /etc
--diff, -d: Include diff output for changes
--short, -s: Short and compact summary of changes
--json, -j: JSON output
--no-colors, -n: Disable colored output
--verbose, -v: Verbose output
--help, -h: Print help
--version, -V: Print version

EXAMPLES

sndiff 3: Compare the snapshot 3 with the current active one, showing list of updated, downgraded, added and removed packages, and changed, added and removed files in /etc.
sndiff 3 4: Compare snapshots 3 (old) and 4 (new), showing the same information than before.
sndiff: Compare the previous snapshot (old) with the current active one (new). The previous snapshot selection depends on the kind of distribution (MicroOS or Tumbleweed).
sndiff --short 3 4: Present the information in a compact way.
sndiff --packages 3 4: Only compares packages from snapshots 3 and 4.
sndiff --etc 3 4: Only compares /etc files.
sndiff --diff 3 4: Shows diff -u (10 lines max) of changelog for updated or downgraded packages, and changed files from /etc.
sndiff --diff --json 3 4: Generate JSON output, this time includes the full differences.
sndiff --no-colors 3 4: No colorized output
sndiff list: Print a table of current snapshots. Mark the snapshot selected as old and new.
sndiff --json list: Shows the same table in JSON format.

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