42 lines
786 B
Groff
42 lines
786 B
Groff
.TH CMP 1
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.SH NAME
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cmp \- compare two files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBcmp\fR [\fB\-ls\fR] \fIfile1 file2\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP 5
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.B \-l
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# Loud mode. Print bytes that differ (in octal)
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.TP 5
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.B \-s
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# Silent mode. Print nothing, just return exit status
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP 20
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.B cmp file1 file2
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# Tell whether the files are the same
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.TP 20
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.B cmp \-l file1 file2
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# Print all corresponding bytes that differ
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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Two files are compared.
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If they are identical, exit status 0 is returned.
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If they differ, exit status 1 is returned.
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If the files cannot be opened, exit status 2 is returned.
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If one of the file arguments is \-, then
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\fIstdin\fR is compared to
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the other file.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR comm (1),
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.BR diff (1).
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