+#!/bin/bash
+
+# compares the soapbox with the real archive to see if any older stuff might be
+# left behind. if it's got a less than in front, then it's only on the soapbox drive
+# now rather than the pc's hard drive.
+
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+
+function compare_archives_with_target()
+{
+ local target="$1"; shift
+
+ for currdir in $MAJOR_ARCHIVE_SOURCES; do
+ sep
+ echo "comparing '$currdir' with target '$target', where 'less thans' are on the target..."
+ compare_dirs "$target/$(basename $currdir)" "$currdir"
+ done
+}
+
+# decide which drive to compare.
+targets="$1"
+if [ -z "$targets" ]; then
+ targets=($($(which ls) -1 /media/$USERNAME))
+ if [ ${#targets[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+ echo "
+Please provide a media drive name on the command line, because more than
+one possibility exists.
+"
+ fi
+fi
+
+echo "comparing the media drive '${targets[0]}' against local archives."
+
+compare_archives_with_target "/media/$USERNAME/${targets[0]}"
+
+sep
+