CMP 03/06/78 CMP NAME cmp - compare two files SYNOPSIS cmp file1 file2 DESCRIPTION File1 is compared line-by-line with file2. If any lines differ, cmp announces the line number and prints each file's offending line. FILES None SEE ALSO comm The UNIX commands cmp, diff, and comm DIAGNOSTICS If the end of one file is reached before the end of the other, a message is printed. AUTHORS Acquired from "Software Tools" by Kernighan and Plauger, with minor modifications made by Debbie Scherrer. BUGS If either file is binary, spurious results should be expected. Cmp cannot handle offset lines: line n of file1 is simply compared to line n of file2. Trailing blanks are significant, which will cause some lines to appear similar to the user which are actually different. -1-