cmp(1)                   USER COMMANDS                     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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