cmp.1

.Dd 2015-10-08
.Dt CMP 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm cmp
.Nd compare two files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl l | Fl s
.Ar file1 file2
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
compares
.Ar file1
and
.Ar file2
byte by byte.
If they differ,
.Nm
writes the first differing byte- and line-number to stdout.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl l
Print byte-number and bytes (in octal) for each difference.
.It Fl s
Print nothing and only return status.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It 0
.Ar file1
and
.Ar file2
are identical.
.It 1
.Ar file1
and
.Ar file2
are different.
.It > 1
An error occurred.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr comm 1 ,
.Xr diff 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2013
specification.
.Pp
The "char" in the default result format has been replaced with "byte".