Adds convenience method to generate a file listing & return the hash of the listing #73
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…of the listing Signed-off-by: Daniel Mikusa <dmikusa@vmware.com>
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Summary
The file listing mechanism is typically used to detect if changes have occurred under a directory. Rather than have the full details of the file listing, it's sufficient to compare hashes of the file listings. The hash also results in a smaller value, if you need to store that in metadata.
Use Cases
Resolves #25
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