NAME
cmp - compare two files byte by byte
SYNOPSIS
cmp [OPTION]... FILE1 [FILE2 [SKIP1 [SKIP2]]]
DESCRIPTION
Compare two files byte by byte.
-b --print-bytes | |
Print differing bytes. | |
-i SKIP --ignore-initial=SKIP | |
Skip the first SKIP bytes of input. | |
-i SKIP1:SKIP2 --ignore-initial=SKIP1:SKIP2 | |
Skip the first SKIP1 bytes of FILE1 and the first SKIP2 bytes of FILE2. | |
-l --verbose | |
Output byte numbers and values of all differing bytes. | |
-n LIMIT --bytes=LIMIT | |
Compare at most LIMIT bytes. | |
-s --quiet --silent | |
Output nothing; yield exit status only. | |
-v --version | |
Output version info. | |
--help | Output this help. |
If a FILE is - or missing, read standard input. Exit status is 0 if inputs are the same, 1 if different, 2 if trouble.
AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund and David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for cmp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cmp programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info diff | |