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CMP(1)									CMP(1)

NAME
       cmp - compare two files

SYNOPSIS
       cmp [-ls] file1 file2

OPTIONS
       -l   # Loud mode. Print bytes that differ (in octal)

       -s   # Silent mode.  Print nothing, just return exit status

EXAMPLES
       cmp file1 file2	   # Tell whether the files are the same

       cmp -l file1 file2  # Print all corresponding bytes that differ

DESCRIPTION
       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 argu‐
       ments is -, then stdin is compared to the other file.

SEE ALSO
       comm(1), diff(1).

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