CMP(1)                  GENIX Programmer's Manual                  CMP(1)



      NAME
           cmp - compare two files

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

      DESCRIPTION
           The two files are compared.  (If file1 is `-', the standard input is
           used.)  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  occurred.   If one file is an initial subse-
           quence of the other, that fact is noted.

           Options:

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

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

      SEE ALSO
           diff(1), comm(1)

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





























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