snippetbashTip
cmp — Compare two files byte by byte. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/dif
Viewed 0 times
commandbytefilescmptwoclicompare
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
Revisions (0)
No revisions yet.