User Commands - cmp- (1)
NAME
cmp-(1f) - [FUNIX] compare two files byte by byte (LICENSE:PD)
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
Options
Examples
Exit Status
Author
License
SYNOPSIS
cmp- file1 file2 [ -quiet] [ -show]| [ [ -help] [ -version] ]
DESCRIPTION
The cmp-(1) utility compares two files byte by byte and returns true if no differences are found, or false otherwise
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
file1,file2 names of files to compare -quiet suppress normal output -show show all bytes that are different until an end of file is encountered on both files -help Print description of this program. -version Print version information for this program
EXAMPLES
Given files "x1" and "x2" are identical, and file "x3" is the same except one line is uppercase instead of lowercase ...
$ cmp- x1 x2 x1 x2 are identical$ cmp- x1 x3 x1 x3 differ: byte 03814, line 00086, ADE= 99 c miniscule ... c ADE= 67 C majuscule C STOP 3
$ cmp- x1 x3 -show byte 03814, line 00086, ADE= 99 c miniscule c ADE= 67 C majuscule C byte 03815, line 00086, ADE=111 o miniscule o ADE= 79 O majuscule O byte 03816, line 00086, ADE=110 n miniscule n ADE= 78 N majuscule N byte 03817, line 00086, ADE=116 t miniscule t ADE= 84 T majuscule T byte 03818, line 00086, ADE= 97 a miniscule a ADE= 65 A majuscule A byte 03819, line 00086, ADE=105 i miniscule i ADE= 73 I majuscule I byte 03820, line 00086, ADE=110 n miniscule n ADE= 78 N majuscule N byte 03821, line 00086, ADE=115 s miniscule s ADE= 83 S majuscule S x1 x3 are different by 8 bytes
$ cmp- x1 x3 -show -quiet 3814 99 c 67 C 3815 111 o 79 O 3816 110 n 78 N 3817 116 t 84 T 3818 97 a 65 A 3819 105 i 73 I 3820 110 n 78 N 3821 115 s 83 S
$ cmp- x1 x2 -quiet $ echo $? 0
$ cmp- x1 x3 -quiet STOP 3 $ echo $? 3
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 no differences were found 1 differences were found
AUTHOR
John S. Urban
LICENSE
Public Domain
| Nemo Release 3.1 | cmp- (1) | February 23, 2025 |
