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<TITLE>cmp(1)</TITLE>
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<H1>cmp(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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cmp - compare two files
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>cmp</STRONG> [<STRONG>-ls</STRONG>] <EM>file1</EM> <EM>file2</EM>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>-l</STRONG> Loud mode. Print bytes that differ (in octal)
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<STRONG>-s</STRONG> Silent mode. Print nothing, just return exit status
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>cmp</STRONG> <STRONG>file1</STRONG> <STRONG>file2</STRONG> # Tell whether the files are the same
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<STRONG>cmp</STRONG> <STRONG>-l</STRONG> <STRONG>file1</STRONG> <STRONG>file2</STRONG> # Print all corresponding bytes that differ
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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Two files are compared. If they are identical, exit status 0 is
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returned. If they differ, exit status 1 is returned. If the files
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cannot be opened, exit status 2 is returned. If one of the file
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arguments is -, then <EM>stdin</EM> is compared to the other file.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/comm.1.html">comm(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/diff.1.html">diff(1)</A></STRONG>.
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