sbase/cmp.1
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.Dd November 21, 2014
.Dt CMP 1 sbase\-VERSION
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm cmp
.Nd compare two files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm cmp
.Op Fl l | Fl s
.Ar file1 file2
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
compares two files byte by byte. If the files differ,
.Nm
prints the byte and
line number at which the difference occurred.
.Pp
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl l
Prints the byte number, and the differing bytes (in octal), for each difference.
.It Fl s
Prints nothing, only returns status.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It 0
The files are identical.
.It 1
The files are different.
.It >1
An error occured.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr comm 1 ,
.Xr diff 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.