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#!/bin/sh
# usage: ifchange target temporary

target="$1"
temp="$2"
if [ "$temp" = - ]; then
    temp="tmpdata$$.tmp~"
    cat > "$temp" || exit $?
    trap 'rm -f "$temp"' 0
fi
if cmp "$target" "$temp" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "$target unchanged"
    rm -f "$temp"
else
    echo "$target updated"
    mv -f "$temp" "$target"
fi