note skx <p>This is a suggestion of another method, rather than a comment on the module you mention. When I want to compare (binary) files I do two things:</p> <ul> <li>Use <tt>stat</tt> to get the filesize.</li> <li>Use [cpan://Digest::SHA1] to get a checksum of the file contents.</li> </ul> <p>Sure collisions are possible, but for my cases I find that if the SHA1 hash and file sizes match then the files are identical enough!</p> <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-194370"> <a href="http://www.steve.org.uk/">Steve</a><br/> -- <br/> </div></div> 688232 688232