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compare(from, to, verbose = false) public

Returns true if and only if the contents of files from and to are identical. If verbose is true, from <=> to is printed.

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# File lib/ftools.rb, line 130
  def compare(from, to, verbose = false)
    $stderr.print from, " <=> ", to, "\n" if verbose

    return false if stat(from).size != stat(to).size

    from = open(from, "rb")
    to = open(to, "rb")

    ret = false
    fr = tr = ''

    begin
      while fr == tr
        fr = from.read(BUFSIZE)
        if fr
          tr = to.read(fr.size)
        else
          ret = to.read(BUFSIZE)
          ret = !ret || ret.length == 0
          break
        end
      end
    rescue
      ret = false
    ensure
      to.close
      from.close
    end
    ret
  end

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