From: Max Williams <toastkid.williams@...>
Date: 2009-09-19T01:05:31+09:00
Subject: Compare 2 files with different names (checksum?)

Hey all

I've been using File.compare to see if two files are the same, but now i
have the case where one is a renamed copy of the other.  I'd like to
treat these two as the same in this case.  Can anyone suggest a test
that doesn't care about names?

The files that have been renamed are xml (ie text format) if that makes
life easier but a solution that works with binaries as well would be
ideal.

I've been trying to google checksums in ruby but haven't seen a useful
example, maybe i was just being blind.  Will a checksum ignore the name
of the file?

thanks
max
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