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| <tr><td width=20><td><b>CMP(1)</b><td align=right><b>CMP(1)</b> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>NAME </b></font><br> |
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| cmp – compare two files<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>SYNOPSIS </b></font><br> |
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| <tt><font size=+1>cmp</font></tt> [ <tt><font size=+1>−lsL</font></tt> ] <i>file1 file2</i> [ <i>offset1</i> [ <i>offset2</i> ] ]<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>DESCRIPTION </b></font><br> |
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| The two files are compared. A diagnostic results if the contents |
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| The options are:<br> |
| <tt><font size=+1>l</font></tt> Print the byte number (decimal) and the differing bytes (hexadecimal) |
| for each difference.<br> |
| <tt><font size=+1>s</font></tt> Print nothing for differing files, but set the exit status.<br> |
| <tt><font size=+1>L</font></tt> Print the line number of the first differing byte. |
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| If offsets are given, comparison starts at the designated byte |
| position of the corresponding file. Offsets that begin with <tt><font size=+1>0x</font></tt> |
| are hexadecimal; with <tt><font size=+1>0</font></tt>, octal; with anything else, decimal.<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>SOURCE </b></font><br> |
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| <tt><font size=+1>/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/cmp.c<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>SEE ALSO </b></font><br> |
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| <a href="../man1/diff.html"><i>diff</i>(1)</a><br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>DIAGNOSTICS </b></font><br> |
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| If a file is inaccessible or missing, the exit status is <tt><font size=+1>open</font></tt>. |
| If the files are the same, the exit status is empty (true). If |
| they are the same except that one is longer than the other, the |
| exit status is <tt><font size=+1>EOF</font></tt>. Otherwise <i>cmp</i> reports the position of the |
| first disagreeing byte and the exit status is <tt><font size=+1>differ</font></tt>. |
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