diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# unchecksum - Changelog
+
+### 0.0.2-alpha
+- Add `-c, --compare` to compare two directories
+- Raise error if path does not exist
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16b58ef..02d0b3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ Additional parameters:
 ```
 -hs, --hash      specify an hash between 'sha1', 'sha224', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512', 'blake2', 'md5' (default is blake2 for speed)
 -a, --action     specify what action to take in case of different hashes ('warn' or 'overwrite') (default 'warn')
+-c, --compare    compare the given directory against specified one with the same directory and file structure/names against each other (specified after this argument)
 ```
+Note: if using the `--compare` argument the program will *not* calculate hashes, but simply compare two existing sets of hashes against each other.
 
 ### Example 1 - Checking the files in-place (same path)
 First run:
 ```
-python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk1/photos"
+python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk1"
 ```
 
 The program will generate hashes of all your files.
@@ -26,24 +28,18 @@ The program will generate hashes of all your files.
 Assuming you have not moved the files around, you can re-run the same command to check for silent corruption.
 
 ### Example 2 - Checking the files after a copy (different path)
-First run:
+First calculate the hashes on both disks (or directories):
 ```
-python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk1/photos"
+python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk1"
+python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk2"
 ```
+I recommend to run these commands in parallel using `tmux` if check two disks to cut the calculation time in half.
 
 The program will generate hashes of all your files.
 
-You can now either:
-
-Option 1: Generate and save all hashes in the new location and compare them with a script (better if you want to save the hashes).
-```
-python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk2/photos"
-```
-
-Option 2: Rename the directory containing the hashes to make the program check them (not resorting to this "trick" would be an easy PR but I do not need it - feel free to contribute if you want)
+You can now check the two directories against each other:
 ```
-mv files/disk1 files/disk2
-python3 ./unchecksum.py "/disk2/photos"
+python3 ./unchecksum.py "files/disk1" -c "files/disk2"
 ```
 
 ## FAQ
diff --git a/unchecksum.py b/unchecksum.py
index 0c9c024..32d5ece 100644
--- a/unchecksum.py
+++ b/unchecksum.py
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
     type=str,
     help="What action to take in case of different hashes ('warn' or 'overwrite') (default 'warn')",
 )
+parser.add_argument(
+    "-c",
+    "--compare",
+    type=str,
+    help="Compare the given directory against specified one with the same directory and file structure/names against each other (specified after this argument)",
+)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 hash_algorithms = {
     "sha1": hashlib.sha1,
@@ -31,7 +37,6 @@
 
 different_hashes = {}
 
-
 def calculate_hash(filepath: str, hash_algorithm: str):
     calculated_hash = hash_algorithms[hash_algorithm]()
     with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
@@ -78,24 +83,53 @@ def finder(path: str, hash_algorithm: str, action: str):
                 save_hash(file_hash, filepath, file, hash_algorithm)
 
 
+def compare_files(filename, hash1, hash2):
+    if hash1 != hash2:
+        return f"[Mismatch] {filename}\nHash 1: {hash1}\nHash 2: {hash2}\n"
+
+
 path = args.path
 hash_algorithm = args.hash
 action = args.action
+compare = args.compare
+
+if not os.path.exists(path):
+    raise NameError("Specified path does not exist")
 
-if args.action is None:
-    action = "warn"
+if not compare:
+    if args.action is None:
+        action = "warn"
 
-if args.hash is None:
-    hash_algorithm = "blake2"
+    if args.hash is None:
+        hash_algorithm = "blake2"
 
-if hash_algorithm not in hash_algorithms:
-    raise Exception("Unsupported hash algorithm")
+    if hash_algorithm not in hash_algorithms:
+        raise Exception("Unsupported hash algorithm")
 
-finder(path, hash_algorithm, action)
+    finder(path, hash_algorithm, action)
 
-if not different_hashes:
-    print("No hash changes found.")
+    if not different_hashes:
+        print("No hash changes found.")
 
+    else:
+        for filepath in different_hashes:
+            print(f"Filepath: {filepath}\nOld hash: {different_hashes[filepath][0]}\nNew hash: {different_hashes[filepath][1]}")
 else:
-    for filepath in different_hashes:
-        print(f"Filepath: {filepath}\nOld hash: {different_hashes[filepath][0]}\nNew hash: {different_hashes[filepath][1]}")
+    mismatches = False
+    if not os.path.exists(compare):
+        raise NameError("Specified comparison path does not exist")
+    for root, directories, files in os.walk(path):
+        for file in files:
+            filepath = f"{root}/{file}"
+            print(filepath)
+            print(filepath.replace(path, compare))
+            with open(filepath, "r") as f:
+                hash1 = f.read()
+            with open(filepath.replace(path, compare), "r") as f:
+                hash2 = f.read()
+            result = compare_files(f"{root}/{file}", hash1, hash2)
+            if result:
+                print(result)
+                mismatches = True
+    if not mismatches:
+        print("No hash differences found.")