David W. Jones on Nostr: Any GUI Linux directory comparison tools that work? I tried KDIFF3, it crashes ...
Any GUI Linux directory comparison tools that work?
I tried KDIFF3, it crashes partway through comparison. I understand that v1.10 has a bug and crashes when a directory has symlinks in it, as my home folder does.
I tried KDIFF3 v1.12 via the abomination called Flatpak, but it also crashes partway through scanning.
I tried MELD, it just hangs there "scanning" but uses no CPU and is doing nothing...
Ideas?
#Linux
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