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BZDIFF(1)                              General Commands Manual                             BZDIFF(1)

NAME
       bzcmp, bzdiff - compare bzip2 compressed files

SYNOPSIS
       bzcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
       bzdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]

DESCRIPTION
       Bzcmp  and  bzdiff  are used to invoke the cmp or the diff program on bzip2 compressed files.
       All options specified are passed directly to cmp or diff.  If only 1 file is specified,  then
       the files compared are file1 and an uncompressed file1.bz2.  If two files are specified, then
       they  are uncompressed if necessary and fed to cmp or diff.  The exit status from cmp or diff
       is preserved.

SEE ALSO
       cmp(1), diff(1), bzmore(1), bzless(1), bzgrep(1), bzip2(1)

BUGS
       Messages from the cmp or diff programs refer to temporary filenames instead of  those  speci‐
       fied.

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