portage.util._compare_files module

portage.util._compare_files.compare_files(file1, file2, skipped_types=())

Compare metadata and contents of two files.

Parameters

• file1 (str) – File 1

• file2 (str) – File 2

• skipped_types (tuple of str) – Tuple of strings specifying types of properties excluded from comparison. Supported strings: type, mode, owner, group, device_number, xattr, atime, mtime, ctime, size, content

Return type

tuple of str

Returns

Tuple of strings specifying types of properties different between compared files