cmp(1)                UNIX System V(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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