compare — Compare System Descriptions

Synopsis

machinery compare [-s SCOPE | --scope=SCOPE] [-e IGNORE-SCOPE | --ignore-scope=IGNORE-SCOPE] [--no-pager] [--show-all] [--html] NAME1 NAME2

machinery help compare

Description

The compare command compares stored system descriptions. The scope option can be used to limit the output to the given scopes.

Arguments

• NAME1 (required): First system description to compare.

• NAME2 (required): Second system description to compare.

Options

• -s SCOPE, --scope=SCOPE (optional): Limit output to the specified scope. See the Scope section for more information.

• -e SCOPE, --ignore-scope=IGNORE-SCOPE (optional): Skip output of the specified scope. See the Scope section for more information.

• --no-pager (optional): Do not pipe output into a pager.

• --show-all (optional): Show also common properties of the descriptions (not only the differences).

• --html (optional): Shows the comparison of two system descriptions in the web browser.

Examples

• Compare system descriptions saved as earth and moon:

  $ machinery compare earth moon

• Compare system descriptions, but limit the scope to repositories only:

  $ machinery compare earth moon -s repositories

• Compare lists of changed managed files and include the common ones in the list:

  $ machinery compare earth moon --scope=changed-managed-files --show-all

• Compares system descriptions and shows the result in HTML format in your web browser:

  $ machinery compare --html earth moon