NAME

dircmp − directory comparison

SYNOPSIS

dircmp [ −d ] [ −s ] [ −wn ] dir1 dir2

DESCRIPTION

dircmp examines dir1 and dir2 and generates various tabulated information about the contents of the directories. Listings of files that are unique to each directory are generated for all the options.  If no option is entered, a list is output indicating whether the file names common to both directories have the same contents. 

−d Compare the contents of files with the same name in both directories and output a list telling what must be changed in the two files to bring them into agreement.  The list format is described in diff(1). 

−s Suppress messages about identical files. 

−wn Change the width of the output line to n columns.  Multibyte characters spanning over the specified width are not displayed.  The default width is 72. 

INTERNATIONAL FUNCTIONS

Characters from supplementary code sets can be used for directory names, and the specified directory can contain files with names using supplementary characters. 

SEE ALSO

cmp(1), diff(1)

  —  Directory and File Management Utilities