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- .TH ZDIFF 1
- .SH NAME
- zcmp, zdiff \- compare compressed files
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- .B zcmp
- [ cmp_options ] file1
- [ file2 ]
- .br
- .B zdiff
- [ diff_options ] file1
- [ file2 ]
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .I Zcmp
- and
- .I zdiff
- are used to invoke the
- .I cmp
- or the
- .I diff
- program on compressed files. All options specified are passed directly to
- .I cmp
- or
- .IR diff "."
- If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are
- .I file1
- and an uncompressed
- .IR file1 ".gz."
- If two files are specified, then they are uncompressed if necessary and fed to
- .I cmp
- or
- .IR diff "."
- The exit status from
- .I cmp
- or
- .I diff
- is preserved.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- cmp(1), diff(1), zmore(1), zgrep(1), znew(1), zforce(1), gzip(1), gzexe(1)
- .SH BUGS
- Messages from the
- .I cmp
- or
- .I diff
- programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.
-