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Linux cmp command syntax

Function:cmp command is used to compare two files for differences.

Syntax:cmp [-clsv][-i ][--help][first file][second file]

Linux cmp command example

To determine if two files are the same, enter:

cmp prog.o.bak prog.o

This compares prog.o.bak and prog.o. If the files are identical, no message is displayed. If the files are different, the first different location is shown; for example:

prog.o.bak prog.o differ: char 4, line 1