cmp(1) — bsd

CMP(1)                               BSD                                CMP(1)



NAME
     cmp - compare two files

SYNOPSIS
     cmp [ -l ] [ -s ] file1 file2

DESCRIPTION
     cmp compares two specified files.  If you specify a dash (-) in place of
     file1, cmp uses the standard input.  Under default options, cmp makes no
     comment if the files are the same; if they differ, it announces the byte
     and line number at which the difference occurs.  If one file is an
     initial subsequence of the other, cmp notes that fact.

OPTIONS
     -l    Print the byte number (decimal) and the differing bytes (octal) for
           each difference.

     -s    Print nothing for differing files; return codes only.

DIAGNOSTICS
     Exit code 0 is returned for identical files; 1 for different files; 2 for
     an inaccessible or missing argument.

SEE ALSO
     comm (1), diff (1)
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