lx282828@gmail.com wrote: > > What I intend to do is to keep a snapshot of my RH Linux + our > production items before I upgrade it. This way, when I donwgrad it to > the original version, I can easily compare and see if the original > environment and the upgraded-then-downgraded environment are the same > (all files and their attributes are the same). So, the snapshot I'm > looking for should contains all files and their attributes (size, date- > time, ownership, access control, etc.). With this said, do you think > what you suggested ("ls -laR / > system-snapshot.txt", and "find / - > depth -ls > system-shapshot.txt")is sufficient? > > Regards, > BJ Yes, either would work, though I suggest using the 'find' method. You can then use the 'diff' command to compare various versions of snapshot files and see exactly which files have changed and where they are located. For example: diff snapshot-old.txt snapshot-current.txt That will show you exactly which lines are different in the two files. Thad -- Yeah, I drank the Open Source cool-aid... Unlike the other brand, it had all the ingredients on the label.

lx282828@gmail.com wrote: > > What I intend to do is to keep a snapshot of my RH Linux + our > production items before I upgrade it. This way, when I donwgrad it to > the original version, I can easily compare and see if the original > environment and the upgraded-then-downgraded environment are the same > (all files and their attributes are the same). So, the snapshot I'm > looking for should contains all files and their attributes (size, date- > time, ownership, access control, etc.). With this said, do you think > what you suggested ("ls -laR / > system-snapshot.txt", and "find / - > depth -ls > system-shapshot.txt")is sufficient? > > Regards, > BJ Yes, either would work, though I suggest using the 'find' method. You can then use the 'diff' command to compare various versions of snapshot files and see exactly which files have changed and where they are located. For example: diff snapshot-old.txt snapshot-current.txt That will show you exactly which lines are different in the two files. Thad -- Yeah, I drank the Open Source cool-aid... Unlike the other brand, it had all the ingredients on the label.