man > zcmp(1)

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
       The  zcmp  and  zdiff  commands  are used to invoke the cmp or the diff program on files com‐
       pressed 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 contents (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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