if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
	echo "BUG: expected no 'diff' after replication: $out"
	exit 1
fi

sitea_count=$(cat /tmp/sitea_dirs.txt | wc -l) # need to do it this way to avoid filename in the output
siteb_count=$(cat /tmp/siteb_dirs.txt | wc -l) # need to do it this way to avoid filename in the output
sitea_out=$(cat /tmp/sitea_dirs.txt)
siteb_out=$(cat /tmp/siteb_dirs.txt)

if [ $sitea_count -ne 0 ]; then