Manual: zdiff

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 compressed via gzip.	 All options
       specified  are  passed  directly to cmp or diff.	 If only file1 is specified, it is compared to the uncompressed con‐
       tents 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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