diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index 573c00c7..fc5d5847 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -4189,6 +4189,7 @@ much_too_long:;
 
 /* @param flag bit0= compare atime
                bit1= compare ctime
+              bit29= do not issue pacifier messages
               bit30= omit adr_common_tail in report messages
               bit31= do not issue result messages
    @return     1=files match properly , 0=difference detected , -1=error
@@ -4207,7 +4208,7 @@ int Xorriso_compare_2_files(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *disk_adr,
  respt= xorriso->result_line;
  ret= lstat(disk_adr, &s1);
  if(ret==-1) {
-   sprintf(respt , "? %s : cannot lstat() : %s",
+   sprintf(respt , "? %s : cannot lstat() : %s\n",
            Text_shellsafe(disk_adr, sfe, 0), strerror(errno));
    if(!(flag&(1<<31)))
      Xorriso_result(xorriso,0);
@@ -4332,7 +4333,6 @@ int Xorriso_compare_2_files(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *disk_adr,
    /* Content */
    done= 0;
    while(!done) {
-
      /* fd1 is a regular file and should deliver full buffers */
      r1= read(fd1, buf1, sizeof(buf1));
 
@@ -4399,6 +4399,11 @@ int Xorriso_compare_2_files(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *disk_adr,
          diffcount++;
        }
      }
+     if(!(flag&(1<<29))) {
+       xorriso->pacifier_count+= r1;
+       Xorriso_pacifier_callback(xorriso, "content bytes read",
+                                 xorriso->pacifier_count, 0, "", 0);
+     }
    }
    if(diffcount>0 || r1count!=r2count) {
      if(first_diff<0)
@@ -7624,18 +7629,32 @@ int Xorriso_option_commit_eject(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *which, int flag)
 
 /* Option -compare
    @param flag bit0= issue summary message
+               bit1= do not reset pacifier, no final pacifier message
+               bit2= do not issue pacifier messages at all
 */
 int Xorriso_option_compare(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *disk_path,
                            char *iso_path, int flag)
 {
- int ret;
+ int ret, mem_pci;
+ double mem_lut;
  char *ipth;
 
  ipth= iso_path;
  if(ipth[0]==0)
    ipth= disk_path;
 
- ret= Xorriso_compare_2_files(xorriso, disk_path, ipth, "", 2|(1<<30));
+ if(!(flag&2)) {
+   Xorriso_pacifier_reset(xorriso, 0);
+   mem_lut= xorriso->last_update_time;
+ }
+ mem_pci= xorriso->pacifier_interval;
+ xorriso->pacifier_interval= 5.0;
+ ret= Xorriso_compare_2_files(xorriso, disk_path, ipth, "",
+                              2| (1<<30) | ((flag&4)<<27));
+ xorriso->pacifier_interval= mem_pci;
+ if(mem_lut!=xorriso->last_update_time && !(flag&2))
+   Xorriso_pacifier_callback(xorriso, "content bytes read",
+                             xorriso->pacifier_count, 0, "", 1);
  if(ret>0) {
    sprintf(xorriso->result_line,
            "Ok. Both files match as far as expectable.\n");
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 684f9ff2..d987fd5b 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.26.213437"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.27.185744"