NAME

       xzcmp, xzdiff, lzcmp, lzdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS

       xzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       xzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]
       lzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       lzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]

DESCRIPTION

       xzcmp  and xzdiff invoke cmp(1) or diff(1) on files compressed with xz(1), lzma(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), or
       lzop(1).  All options specified are passed directly to cmp(1) or diff(1).  If only one file is specified,
       then  the files compared are file1 (which must have a suffix of a supported compression format) and file1
       from which the compression format suffix has been stripped.  If two files are specified,  then  they  are
       uncompressed  if  necessary  and  fed  to  cmp(1)  or diff(1).  The exit status from cmp(1) or diff(1) is
       preserved.

       The names lzcmp and lzdiff are provided for backward compatibility with LZMA Utils.

SEE ALSO

       cmp(1), diff(1), xz(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), lzop(1), zdiff(1)

BUGS

       Messages from the cmp(1) or diff(1) programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.