How to diff directories over ssh

Question

I am trying to recursively compare a directory in the local host to a directory in a remote linux machine. However, when i execute the next command:

diff -r          


        

Answer 1

I find krusader very useful for such task in case you need a GUI. See https://www.linux.com/news/synchronize-directories-komparator-and-kdiff3 for more details http://krusador.org.

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