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35 .\" @(#)cmp.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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48 .Op Ar skip1 Op Ar skip2
52 utility compares two files of any type and writes the results
53 to the standard output.
56 is silent if the files are the same; if they differ, the byte
57 and line number at which the first difference occurred is reported.
59 Bytes and lines are numbered beginning with one.
61 The following options are available:
64 Print the byte number (decimal) and the differing
65 byte values (octal) for each difference.
67 Print nothing for differing files; return exit
71 The optional arguments
75 are the byte offsets from the beginning of
79 respectively, where the comparison will begin.
80 The offset is decimal by default, but may be expressed as an hexadecimal
81 or octal value by preceding it with a leading ``0x'' or ``0''.
85 utility exits with one of the following values:
88 The files are identical.
90 The files are different; this includes the case
91 where one file is identical to the first part of
93 In the latter case, if the
95 option has not been specified,
97 writes to standard error that EOF was reached in the shorter
98 file (before any differences were found).
108 utility is expected to be