tmutil compare <backup or path> [path (if not backup)]

Perform a backup diff

Arguments

NameDescription
backup or path
path (if not backup)

Options

NameDescription
-@Compare extended attributes
-aCompare all supported metadata
-cCompare creation times
-dCompare file data forks
-eCompare ACLs
-fCompare file flags
-gCompare GIDs
-hUnknown
-lUnknown
-mCompare file modes
-nNo metadata comparison
-sCompare sizes
-tCompare modification times
-uCompare UIDs
-EDon't take exclusions into account when comparing items inside volumes
-UIgnore logical volume identity (volume UUIDs) when directly comparing a local volume or volume store to a volume store
-XPrint output in XML property list format
-D <depth>Limit traversal depth to depth levels from the beginning of iteration
-I <name>
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