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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.