

CMP                         03/06/78                         CMP


NAME 
       cmp - compare two files 

SYNOPSIS 
       cmp file1 [file2]

DESCRIPTION 
       File1  is  compared line-by-line with file2.  If any lines
       differ, cmp announces the line  number  and  prints   each
       file's offending line. 

       If  only  1  filename is given, the standard input is used
       as file2. 

FILES 
       None

SEE ALSO 
       diff, comm

DIAGNOSTICS 
       If the end of one file is reached before the  end  of  the
       other, a  message is printed. 

AUTHORS 
       Original    by   Kernighan   and   Plauger,   with   minor
       modifications made by Debbie Scherrer  (Lawrence  Berkeley
       Laboratory). 

BUGS/DEFICIENCIES

       Cmp  cannot  handle  offset  lines:  line  n  of file1  is
       simply compared to line n of file2. 
       
       Blanks are significant. 























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