cmp(1)                         DG/UX 5.4R3.00                         cmp(1)


NAME
       cmp - compare two files

SYNOPSIS
       cmp [ -l ] [ -s ] file1 file2 [ skip1 ] [ skip2 ]

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.  skip1 and skip2 are initial byte
       offsets into file1 and file2 respectively, and may be eiter octal or
       decimal; a leading 0 denotes octal.

   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,
       and 2 for an inaccessible or missing argument.

SEE ALSO
       berkdiff(1), comm(1), diff(1).






























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