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CMP(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual CMP(1)

NAME

    cmp - compare two files

SYNOPSIS

    cmp [ -l ] [ -s ] file1 file2

DESCRIPTION

    The two files are compared.  (If _f_i_l_e_1 is `-', the standard
    input is used.) Under default options, _c_m_p 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

    diff(1), comm(1)

DIAGNOSTICS

    Exit code 0 is returned for identical files, 1 for different
    files, and 2 for an inaccessible or missing argument.