File::Compare(3) — IRIX 6.5.3f



File::Compare(3)                                              File::Compare(3)



NAME
     File::Compare - Compare files or filehandles

SYNOPSIS
             use File::Compare;

             if (compare("file1","file2") == 0) {
                 print "They're equal\n";
             }


DESCRIPTION
     The File::Compare::compare function compares the contents of two sources,
     each of which can be a file or a file handle.  It is exported from
     File::Compare by default.

     File::Compare::cmp is a synonym for File::Compare::compare.  It is
     exported from File::Compare only by request.

RETURN
     File::Compare::compare return 0 if the files are equal, 1 if the files
     are unequal, or -1 if an error was encountered.

AUTHOR
     File::Compare was written by Nick Ing-Simmons.  Its original
     documentation was written by Chip Salzenberg.





























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