CMP(1)               INTERACTIVE UNIX System               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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