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ZDIFF(1)                               General Commands Manual                              ZDIFF(1)



NAME
       zcmp, zdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS
       zcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
       zdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]

DESCRIPTION
       Zcmp  and  zdiff are used to invoke the cmp or the diff program on files compressed via gzip.
       All options specified are passed directly to cmp or diff.  If only file1 is specified, it  is
       compared  to  the  uncompressed contents of file1.gz.  If two files are specified, their con‐
       tents (uncompressed if necessary) are fed to cmp or diff.  The input files are not  modified.
       The exit status from cmp or diff is preserved.

SEE ALSO
       cmp(1), diff(1), zmore(1), zgrep(1), znew(1), zforce(1), gzip(1), gzexe(1)

BUGS
       Messages  from the cmp or diff programs may refer to file names such as "-" instead of to the
       file names specified.



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