On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 21:11:25 +0100 (+0100), Keith Edmunds wrote:
> However, Chris is right: you cannot *know* that two files are the same
> unless you compare them, byte by byte. If hashes are good enough for you,
> just backup the hashes and save lots of time and diskspace!
My understanding on this point is that in fact a hash _is_ good enough
- or rather the odds of a hash not being good enough are sufficiently
low (cf corruption on hard disks etc) that it's irrevevant. For
instance see:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=122945
Adrian
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