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.TH "BORG-DIFF" "1" "2025-05-19" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH NAME
borg-diff \- Diff contents of two archives
.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] diff [options] ARCHIVE1 ARCHIVE2 [PATH...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command finds differences (file contents, metadata) between ARCHIVE1 and ARCHIVE2.
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For more help on include/exclude patterns, see the \fIborg_patterns\fP command output.
.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
.SS arguments
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.B ARCHIVE1
ARCHIVE1 name
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.B ARCHIVE2
ARCHIVE2 name
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.B PATH
paths of items inside the archives to compare; patterns are supported
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.SS options
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.B  \-\-numeric\-ids
only consider numeric user and group identifiers
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.B  \-\-same\-chunker\-params
Override check of chunker parameters.
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.B  \-\-sort
Sort the output lines by file path.
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.BI \-\-format \ FORMAT
specify format for differences between archives (default: \(dq{change} {path}{NL}\(dq)
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.B  \-\-json\-lines
Format output as JSON Lines.
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.B  \-\-content\-only
Only compare differences in content (exclude metadata differences)
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.SS Include/Exclude options
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.BI \-e \ PATTERN\fR,\fB \ \-\-exclude \ PATTERN
exclude paths matching PATTERN
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.BI \-\-exclude\-from \ EXCLUDEFILE
read exclude patterns from EXCLUDEFILE, one per line
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.BI \-\-pattern \ PATTERN
include/exclude paths matching PATTERN
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.BI \-\-patterns\-from \ PATTERNFILE
read include/exclude patterns from PATTERNFILE, one per line
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX
$ borg diff archive1 archive2
    +17 B      \-5 B [\-rw\-r\-\-r\-\- \-> \-rwxr\-xr\-x] file1
   +135 B    \-252 B file2
added           0 B file4
removed         0 B file3

$ borg diff archive1 archive2
{\(dqpath\(dq: \(dqfile1\(dq, \(dqchanges\(dq: [{\(dqtype\(dq: \(dqmodified\(dq, \(dqadded\(dq: 17, \(dqremoved\(dq: 5}, {\(dqtype\(dq: \(dqmode\(dq, \(dqold_mode\(dq: \(dq\-rw\-r\-\-r\-\-\(dq, \(dqnew_mode\(dq: \(dq\-rwxr\-xr\-x\(dq}]}
{\(dqpath\(dq: \(dqfile2\(dq, \(dqchanges\(dq: [{\(dqtype\(dq: \(dqmodified\(dq, \(dqadded\(dq: 135, \(dqremoved\(dq: 252}]}
{\(dqpath\(dq: \(dqfile4\(dq, \(dqchanges\(dq: [{\(dqtype\(dq: \(dqadded\(dq, \(dqsize\(dq: 0}]}
{\(dqpath\(dq: \(dqfile3\(dq, \(dqchanges\(dq: [{\(dqtype\(dq: \(dqremoved\(dq, \(dqsize\(dq: 0}]}
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.SH NOTES
.SS The FORMAT specifier syntax
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The \fB\-\-format\fP option uses python\(aqs format string syntax <https://docs.python.org/3.9/library/string.html#formatstrings>
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Examples:
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$ borg diff \-\-format \(aq{content:30} {path}{NL}\(aq ArchiveFoo ArchiveBar
modified:  +4.1 kB  \-1.0 kB    file\-diff
\&...

# {VAR:<NUMBER} \- pad to NUMBER columns left\-aligned.
# {VAR:>NUMBER} \- pad to NUMBER columns right\-aligned.
$ borg diff \-\-format \(aq{content:>30} {path}{NL}\(aq ArchiveFoo ArchiveBar
   modified:  +4.1 kB  \-1.0 kB file\-diff
\&...
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The following keys are always available:
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.IP \(bu 2
NEWLINE: OS dependent line separator
.IP \(bu 2
NL: alias of NEWLINE
.IP \(bu 2
NUL: NUL character for creating print0 / xargs \-0 like output
.IP \(bu 2
SPACE: space character
.IP \(bu 2
TAB: tab character
.IP \(bu 2
CR: carriage return character
.IP \(bu 2
LF: line feed character
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Keys available only when showing differences between archives:
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.IP \(bu 2
path: archived file path
.IP \(bu 2
change: all available changes
.IP \(bu 2
content: file content change
.IP \(bu 2
mode: file mode change
.IP \(bu 2
type: file type change
.IP \(bu 2
owner: file owner (user/group) change
.IP \(bu 2
group: file group change
.IP \(bu 2
user: file user change
.IP \(bu 2
link: file link change
.IP \(bu 2
directory: file directory change
.IP \(bu 2
blkdev: file block device change
.IP \(bu 2
chrdev: file character device change
.IP \(bu 2
fifo: file fifo change
.IP \(bu 2
mtime: file modification time change
.IP \(bu 2
ctime: file change time change
.IP \(bu 2
isomtime: file modification time change (ISO 8601)
.IP \(bu 2
isoctime: file creation time change (ISO 8601)
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The Borg Collective
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