.TH CMP 1 .SH NAMEcmp \- compare two files.SH SYNOPSIS.B cmp[.B \-lsL].I file1 file2[.I offset1[.I offset2]].SH DESCRIPTIONThe two files arecompared.A diagnostic results if the contents differ, otherwisethere is no output.By default,.B cmpprints the byte number of the first differing byte..PPThe options are:.TP.B -lPrint the byte number (decimal) and thediffering bytes (hexadecimal) for each difference..TP.B -sPrint nothing for differing files,but set the exit status..TP.B -LPrint the line number of the first differing byte..PPIf offsets are given,comparison starts at the designated byte positionof the corresponding file.Offsets that begin with.B 0xare hexadecimal;with.BR 0 ,octal; with anything else, decimal..SH SOURCE.B /appl/cmd/cmp.b.SH "SEE ALSO".IR diff (1)
.TH CMP 1
.SH NAME
cmp \- compare two files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cmp
[
.B \-lsL
]
.I file1 file2
[
.I offset1
[
.I offset2
]
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The two files are
compared.
A diagnostic results if the contents differ, otherwise
there is no output.
By default,
.B cmp
prints the byte number of the first differing byte.
.PP
The options are:
.TP
.B -l
Print the byte number (decimal) and the
differing bytes (hexadecimal) for each difference.
.TP
.B -s
Print nothing for differing files,
but set the exit status.
.TP
.B -L
Print the line number of the first differing byte.
.PP
If offsets are given,
comparison starts at the designated byte position
of the corresponding file.
Offsets that begin with
.B 0x
are hexadecimal;
with
.BR 0 ,
octal; with anything else, decimal.
.SH SOURCE
.B /appl/cmd/cmp.b
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR diff (1)