Command: cmp - compare two files Syntax: cmp [-ls] file1 file2 Flags: -l Loud mode. Print bytes that differ (in octal) -s Silent mode. Print nothing, just return exit status Examples: cmp file1 file2 # Tell whether the files are the same cmp -l file1 file2 # Print all corresponding bytes that differ Two files are compared. If they are identical, exit status 0 is returned. If they differ, exit status 1 is returned. If the files cannot be opened, exit status 2 is returned. If one of the file arguments is -, then stdin is compared to the other file.