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cmp — Compare two files byte by byte. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/dif

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Problem

How to use the cmp command: Compare two files byte by byte. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/diffutils.html#Invoking-cmp>.

Solution

cmp — Compare two files byte by byte. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/diffutils.html#Invoking-cmp>.

Output char and line number of the first difference between two files:
cmp {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}


Output info of the first difference: char, line number, bytes, and values:
cmp {{[-b|--print-bytes]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}


Output the byte numbers and values of every difference:
cmp {{[-l|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}


Compare files but output nothing, yield only the exit status:
cmp {{[-s|--quiet]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Code Snippets

Output char and line number of the first difference between two files

cmp {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Output info of the first difference: char, line number, bytes, and values

cmp {{[-b|--print-bytes]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Output the byte numbers and values of every difference

cmp {{[-l|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Compare files but output nothing, yield only the exit status

cmp {{[-s|--quiet]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/cmp

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