NAME

dircmp − compare directories

SYNOPSIS

/usr/5bin/dircmp [ −d ] [ −s ] [ −wn ] dir1 dir2

DESCRIPTION

Dircmp compares two directories and displays tabulated information on their contents.  A listing of files that are unique to each directory is always produced.  If no options are specified then a list is displayed which indicates whether files with the same name have identical contents. 

Additional information is provided depending on the options specified:-

−dCompare files with identical names and output a list describing what changes would be required to bring them into agreement, in the style of diff(1). 

−sDo not report identical files. 

−wnSet the line width to n characters (default 72). 

SEE ALSO

cmp(1), diff(1)

4th Berkeley Distribution