Hosting Operations

Check Required Files After Restore

You need to confirm every required path exists in the restored sandbox.

Command

cd restore-dr && rm -rf restore-sandbox/full && mkdir -p restore-sandbox/full && tar -xf backups/2026-06-25/site.tar -C restore-sandbox/full && find restore-sandbox/full -type f | sed 's#^restore-sandbox/full/##' | sort | comm -23 required-files.txt -

What changed

The archive is extracted under restore-sandbox/full, then file paths are compared.

Danger

caution

When to use it

Use after sandbox extraction to prove required files are present.

When not to use it

Do not rely on this alone for content integrity; pair it with checksums.

Undo or recovery

Remove the restore-dr/restore-sandbox/full directory from the fixture copy.

Expected output

No output means no required files are missing.

demo script

Disposable terminal steps

cd restore-dr && cat required-files.txt
cd restore-dr && rm -rf restore-sandbox/full && mkdir -p restore-sandbox/full && tar -xf backups/2026-06-25/site.tar -C restore-sandbox/full && find restore-sandbox/full -type f | sed 's#^restore-sandbox/full/##' | sort | comm -23 required-files.txt -

Terminal transcript Demo JSON

simulated output

What it looks like

disposable vessel

::fixture-ready::
$ cd restore-dr && cat required-files.txt
app/config.yml
app/orders.csv
app/secrets.env
bin/deploy.sh
public/index.html
uploads/avatar.txt
::exit-code::0
$ cd restore-dr && rm -rf restore-sandbox/full && mkdir -p restore-sandbox/full && tar -xf backups/2026-06-25/site.tar -C restore-sandbox/full && find restore-sandbox/full -type f | sed 's#^restore-sandbox/full/##' | sort | comm -23 required-files.txt -
::exit-code::0

YouTube Short

Check required restored files.

After restore, compare the restored tree to the required list. Silence means every required path is present.

experiments

A/B tests to run

Metric: save_rate

A: A restored tree needs a checklist.

B: Silence can be the pass signal.