gentoo-cruft

Find files that are not recorded in the Gentoo package database.

Scans the file system and compares it to the CONTENTS catalogs in the Gentoo installed package database. Files that are not listed in the package database are displayed. MD5 sums and mtimes can also be calculated in order to list files that have been modified since installation.

Usage

Just running cruft at the command line will perform a simple comparison of installed files. Specifying --md5 or --mtime will check for modified files. Full command line parameters are as follows:

Usage: cruft [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -d, --pkg-dir <PATH>      Path to the Gentoo package database [default: /var/db/pkg]
  -m, --md5                 Calculate and compare MD5 sums (inverts config setting)
  -t, --mtime               Compare file modification times (inverts config setting)
  -f, --ignore-file <FILE>  Add file to ignore when traversing the directory tree
  -p, --ignore-path <PATH>  Add path to ignore when traversing the directory tree
  -v, --verbose             Display warnings on STDERR
  -h, --help                Print help
  -V, --version             Print version

Legend

Output is notated with the following keys:

• R - Regular file.
• D - Directory.
• E - File with executable permissions.
• S - File with SUID permisisons.
• L - Symlink.
• B - Block device.
• C - Character device.
• F - FIFO.
• Z - Socket.
• M - MD5 sum does not match package database.
• T - mtime does not match package database.

Configuration

The configuration files /etc/cruft.yaml and $HOME/.config/cruft.yaml will be read if they are available. An example is provided in the crate or in the repository at: https://github.com/rtgill82/gentoo-cruft/blob/master/config/cruft.yaml

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2020,2025 Robert Gill <rtgill82@gmail.com>

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