digint / digint/btrbk

Is it possible to easily identify snapshots that are identical?

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Description

I guess this is more a btrfs question, probably to do with generation, but if i have a list of backups, is there an easy way to identify which are identical to the previous one? Ie, no changes since last backup.

I was just thinking it might be nice for btrbk to be able to identify those identical backups, if it wasnt too disk intensive to do.

This might be pre-btrfs level thinking on my part because i guess if they are identical they should not be using any disk space.

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The issue mentions no files, tests, or entry points. First investigate how btrbk represents and compares snapshots, and whether btrfs provides a lightweight identity or generation check; done means reliably identifying consecutive unchanged backups without an impractical disk-intensive comparison.

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Tech stack
perl
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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