JMW Asked: 2012-01-20 00:57:28 +0800 CST2012-01-20 00:57:28 +0800 CST 2012-01-20 00:57:28 +0800 CST lvm snapshot: how to get a list of changed, added, deleted files? 772 i have an lvm snapshot and i would like to see what files have been changed, added or deleted. (Just the file list is sufficient.) Is there an easy way to get the list? Thanks in advance for any reply. linux lvm filesystems 1 Answers Voted Best Answer jkj 2012-01-20T01:12:46+08:002012-01-20T01:12:46+08:00 Mount the old snapshot read-only mount /dev/snapshot-somewhere /snap Make lists of the files on real fs and snapshot cd /snap; ls -lR . >/tmp/list.snap (or use mtree or rsync to make the list) Compare the lists diff -u list.real list.snap rsync can make a file list when called with just one argument: $ cd /tmp $ rsync -r . drwxrwxrwt 612 2012/01/19 10:43:15 . -rwxr-xr-x 9444 2012/01/19 08:43:13 foo mtree can make a file which it can check for changes against life filesystem: $ cd /tmp/tree $ mtree -c > /tmp/list.mtree $ touch bar.c $ echo '/* comment */' >> foo.c $ mtree < /tmp/list.mtree $ mtree < /tmp/desc . changed modification time expected Thu Jan 19 11:18:11 2012 found Thu Jan 19 11:20:46 2012 bar.c extra foo.c changed size expected 1350 found 1364 modification time expected Thu Jan 19 11:18:11 2012 found Thu Jan 19 11:21:26 2012
mount /dev/snapshot-somewhere /snapcd /snap; ls -lR . >/tmp/list.snap(or use mtree or rsync to make the list)diff -u list.real list.snaprsync can make a file list when called with just one argument:
mtree can make a file which it can check for changes against life filesystem: