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CMP User Commands CMP
NNAAMMEE
cmp - compare two files
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
ccmmpp [ --ll ] [ --ss ] file1 file2 [ skip1 ] [ skip2 ]
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
The two files are compared. (If _f_i_l_e_1 is `-', the standard
input is used.) With no options, _c_m_p makes no comment if
the files are the same; if they differ, it reports the byte
and line number at which the difference occurred, or, that
one file is an initial subsequence of the other. _S_k_i_p_1 and
_s_k_i_p_2 are initial byte offsets into _f_i_l_e_1 and _f_i_l_e_2 respec-
tively, and may be either octal or decimal; a leading ``0''
denotes octal.
Options:
--ss Print nothing for differing files; set exit codes
only.
--ll Print the byte number (in decimal) and the differing
bytes (in octal) for all differences between the two
files.
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diff(1), comm(1)
DDIIAAGGNNOOSSTTIICCSS
Exit code 0 is returned for identical files, 1 for different
files, and 2 for an inaccessible or missing argument, or a
system error.
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