dircmp(1)dircmp(1)NAMEdircmp - Compares two directories
SYNOPSISdircmp [-d] [-s] directory1 directory2
The dircmp command reads directory1 and directory2, compares their con‐
tents, and writes the results to standard output.
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
dircmp: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
Displays for each common file name the differing contents of the two
files, if any. The display format is the same as that of the diff com‐
mand. Does not list the names of identical files.
OPERANDS
The path name of a directory to be compared.
DESCRIPTION
First, dircmp compares the file names in each directory. When the same
file name appears in both, dircmp compares the contents of the two
files.
In the output, dircmp lists the files unique to each directory. It
then lists the files with identical names but different contents. If
entered without a option, dircmp also lists files that have both iden‐
tical names and identical contents.
NOTES
[Tru64 UNIX] In many cases, diff -r, rather than dircmp, is preferred.
The dircmp command is marked LEGACY. The diff -r command should be
used instead.
EXAMPLES
To summarize the differences between the files in two directories,
enter: dircmp proj.ver1 proj.ver2
This displays a summary of the differences between the directo‐
ries proj.ver1 and proj.ver2. The summary lists separately the
files found only in one directory or the other, and those found
in both. If the file is found in both directories, the file is
listed. If the files are identical, dircmp displays identical;
otherwise, dircmp displays different. To show the details of
the differences between files, enter: dircmp-d -s proj.ver1
proj.ver2
The -s option suppresses information about identical files. The
-d option displays a diff listing for each of the differing
files found in both directories.
SEE ALSO
Commands: cmp(1), diff(1)
Standards: standards(5)dircmp(1)
