GZDIFF(1)                                                            GZDIFF(1)



NAME
     gzcmp, gzdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS
     gzcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
     gzdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]

DESCRIPTION
     Gzcmp and gzdiff are used to invoke the cmp or the diff program on
     compressed files.  All options specified are passed directly to cmp or
     diff.  If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are file1 and
     an uncompressed file1.gz.  If two files are specified, then they are
     uncompressed if necessary and fed to cmp or diff.  The exit status from
     cmp or diff is preserved.

SEE ALSO
     cmp(1), diff(1), gzmore(1), gzgrep(1), gznew(1), gzforce(1), gzip(1),
     gzexe(1)

BUGS
     Messages from the cmp or diff programs refer to temporary filenames
     instead of those specified.

































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