ZDIFF(1)                                               ZDIFF(1)




NAME
       zcmp, zdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS
       zcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
       zdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]

DESCRIPTION
       Zcmp  and  zdiff  are used to invoke the cmp or the diff
       program on compressed files.  All options specified  are
       passed directly to cmp or diff.  If only 1 file is spec-
       ified, then the files compared are file1 and  an  uncom-
       pressed file1.gz.  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), zmore(1), zgrep(1), znew(1), zforce(1),
       gzip(1), gzexe(1)

BUGS
       Messages from the cmp or diff programs refer  to  tempo-
       rary filenames instead of those specified.



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