Method used for "Compare Content"?

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JDB

Hello,
Sorry if this has been answered before, I searched the forum and couldn't find a specific answer.

What is the method used for "Compare Content?" i.e. Bitwise binary vs. CRC vs. MD5 vs SHA1, etc.

I prefer it to be Bitwise binary because then you can waive comparing the remainder of a file once a single difference has been observed. This is a long process if two large files are identical, but not longer than calculating hashes.

I'm curious how FFS does the content comparison, because it seems a bit slow.

If it does compare hashes (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, etc), then it would be beneficial to store them as a secondary log file (next to the regular log file), so users can incorporate it into custom verifications of their own. Since the hashes take a long time to generate, it would be a shame to throw them away after the comparison is complete.

Thank you,
-JDB
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JDB

Awesome, thank you. Sorry I didn't find that post when I searched.