backup-audit: Use find(1) instead of ls(1) to get more comparable output

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 # Backup Script
 
-A script for cloning systems using rsync.  
+A script for backing up data using `ssh`(1), `rsync`(1), and `scp`(1).
+Can handle backup generations on *btrfs* and *ZFS*.
+
 Copyright (c)2008-2016 Alexander Barton (<alex@barton.de>)  
 Homepage: https://github.com/alexbarton/backup-script
 
 
+## Installation
+
+Call the scripts located in `./bin` directly from the source folder, or run
+`make install` to install them to `/usr/local/sbin`.
+
+You can set `PREFIX` to use an other path prefix than `/usr/local` like this:
+`make PREFIX=/opt/backup-script install`.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### backup-script
 
-Backup all or individual systems.
+Run all or individual backup jobs.
 
 Usage: `backup-script [<options>] [<job> [<job> [...]]]`
 
@@ -32,11 +42,19 @@ Usage: `backup-script-wrapper [<backup-script-options-and-job-names ...>]`
 
 Show information about backups.
 
-Usage: `backup-status [-q] [<job> [<job> [...]]]`
+Usage:
+
+- `backup-status [--errors|--latest] [--quick] [<job> [<job> [...]]]`
+- `backup-status --running`
 
 Options:
 
-- `-q`: *quick mode*, don't calculate backup sizes.
+- `-e`, `--errors`: only show current backups with errors (implies `--latest`).
+- `-l`, `--latest`: only show latest backup generations.
+- `-q`, `--quick`: *quick mode*, don't calculate backup sizes.
+- `-r`, `--running`: check if an `backup-script` task is currently running.
+
+When no *job* is given, all defined jobs are listed.
 
 ### backup-audit
 
@@ -46,8 +64,11 @@ Usage: `backup-audit [-q] [-v] [<job> [<job> [...]]]`
 
 Options:
 
-- `-q`: *quiet mode*, don't show jobs without "relevant" changes.
-- `-v`: *verbose mode*, show all checks that are run.
+- `-d`, `--dirs`: compare two backup directories (not jobs).
+- `-q`, `--quiet`: *quite mode*, only list jobs with changes or errors.
+- `-v`, `--verbose`: *verbose mode*, show all checks that are run.
+
+When no *job* is given, all defined jobs are checked.
 
 
 ## Configuration
@@ -229,14 +250,15 @@ The following job configurations variables used by the outdated backup-pull(1)
 script in job definition files are automatically mapped to the new backup-script
 variables:
 
-* host -> system
-* source -> source_root
-* pre_exec -> job_pre_exec
-* post_exec -> job_post_exec
+* `host` -> `system`
+* `source` -> `source_root`
+* `pre_exec` -> `job_pre_exec`
+* `post_exec` -> `job_post_exec`
 
 
 ## Exit codes
 
+- 0: No error, success.
 - 1: Unspecific Error!
 - 2: Usage information has been shown.
 - 3: Can't read job definition