NAME

       cmp - compare two files

SYNOPSIS

       cmp [ -lsL ] file1 file2 [ offset1 [ offset2 ] ]

DESCRIPTION

       The  two files are compared.  A diagnostic results if the contents differ, otherwise there
       is no output.

       The options are:

       l      Print the byte number (decimal) and the  differing  bytes  (hexadecimal)  for  each
              difference.

       s      Print nothing for differing files, but set the exit status.

       L      Print the line number of the first differing byte.

       If  offsets  are  given,  comparison  starts  at  the  designated  byte  position  of  the
       corresponding file.  Offsets that begin with 0x  are  hexadecimal;  with  0,  octal;  with
       anything else, decimal.

SOURCE

       /src/cmd/cmp.c

SEE ALSO

       diff(1)

DIAGNOSTICS

       If  a  file  is inaccessible or missing, the exit status is If the files are the same, the
       exit status is empty (true).  If they are the same except that  one  is  longer  than  the
       other, the exit status is Otherwise cmp reports the position of the first disagreeing byte
       and the exit status is

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