NAME
dist_cmp - compress rdist output
SYNOPSIS
dist_all | dist_cmp
DESCRIPTION
Dist_cmp is to dist_all what dshbak is to dsh. Dist_cmp compresses rdist output and makes it more readable by:
1. Displaying all the output for a particular node on successive lines instead of in the order received.
2. Displaying only one copy of a line of output that is identical for multiple nodes, along with a list of nodes that produced this output.
3. Compressing long lists of node names that have numeric suffixes into ranges, e.g. blue001,blue002,blue003 becomes blue001-003 .
4. Separating multiple rdist sessions for a given node or list of nodes. This is necessary as dist_all updates mirror hosts twice: once for the mirror, and once from the mirror to the final destination.