.TH CMP 1

.SH NAME

cmp \- compare two files

.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBcmp\fR [\fB\-ls\fR] \fIfile1 file2\fR

.br

.de FL

.TP

\\fB\\$1\\fR

\\$2

..

.de EX

.TP 20

\\fB\\$1\\fR

# \\$2

..

.SH OPTIONS

.FL "\-l" "Loud mode. Print bytes that differ (in octal)"

.FL "\-s" "Silent mode. Print nothing, just return exit status"

.SH EXAMPLES

.EX "cmp file1 file2" "Tell whether the files are the same"

.EX "cmp \-l file1 file2" "Print all corresponding bytes that differ"

.SH DESCRIPTION

.PP

Two files are compared.

If they are identical, exit status 0 is returned.

If they differ, exit status 1 is returned.

If the files cannot be opened, exit status 2 is returned.

If one of the file arguments is \-, then

\fIstdin\fR is compared to

the other file.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.BR comm (1),

.BR diff (1).