cmp(1)                     (Essential Utilities)                     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 subsequence
         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
         comm(1), diff(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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