diff --git a/track_diff.sh b/track_diff.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+for i in $(find . -name "*.remote")
+do
+  diff -Nau $i $(dirname $i)\/$(basename $i .remote)
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+  then 
+    echo $i same, removing
+    rm $i
+  fi
+done