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.Dd November 21, 2014
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.Dt CMP 1 sbase\-VERSION
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm cmp
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.Nd compare two files
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl l | Fl s
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.Ar file1 file2
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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compares two files byte by byte. If the files differ,
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.Nm
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prints the byte and
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line number at which the difference occurred.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl l
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2014-11-21 13:12:36 +00:00
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Print the byte number, and the differing bytes (in octal), for each difference.
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.It Fl s
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Print nothing, only returns status.
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.El
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It 0
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The files are identical.
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.It 1
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The files are different.
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.It > 1
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An error occured.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr comm 1 ,
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.Xr diff 1
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2014-11-21 12:31:23 +00:00
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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utility is compliant with the
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.St -p1003.1-2008
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specification.
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