


      CMP(1)                      (UNIX 5.0)                     CMP(1)



      NAME
           cmp - compare two files

      SYNTAX
           cmp [ -l ] [ -s ] file1 file2

      DESCRIPTION
           The two files are compared.  (If file1 is -, the standard
           input is used.) Under default options, cmp 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
           comm(1), diff(1).

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




























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