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Added file distinction based on metadata (mtime, mode, owner)#2

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fixes pauldreik#123 fixes pauldreik#131

description of changes: added functionality to distinguish files based on modification time, file mode, ownership (uid/gid).

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  • no command line switch has been added yet (functionality time/mode/owner always activated for the time being); will add command line options depending on desired implementation.
  • internal comparison will always distinguish additional attributes (next to file size and buffers); if no distinction of files due to time/mode/owner is desired, the corresponding attributes are set to 0 upon initialisation such that all files appear identical with regard to these data (reasoning: it would take a lot of administration to carry around the values of command line options throughout the processing unless they are saved in global variables; overhead should be minimal because comparison is invoked on files of identical size only).
  • some comparison methods were moved from Rdutil to Fileinfo; this simplifies direct access to (additional) attributes; it also appears natural to have these methods there.
  • will collaborate well with rsync when mtime distinction is activated.

@robfrawley robfrawley added the enhancement New feature or request label May 10, 2024
@robfrawley robfrawley added this to the 1.7.0 milestone May 10, 2024
@robfrawley robfrawley self-assigned this May 10, 2024
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mtime switch Option to skip files with different attributes

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