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NAME

6       GNU cmp - compare two files byte by byte
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SYNOPSIS

9       cmp [OPTION]... FILE1 [FILE2 [SKIP1 [SKIP2]]]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Compare two files byte by byte.
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14       The optional SKIP1 and SKIP2 specify the number of bytes to skip at the
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17       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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20       -b, --print-bytes
21              print differing bytes
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23       -i, --ignore-initial=SKIP
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26       -i, --ignore-initial=SKIP1:SKIP2
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29       -l, --verbose
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32       -n, --bytes=LIMIT
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35       -s, --quiet, --silent
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38       --help display this help and exit
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40       -v, --version
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43       SKIP  values  may be followed by the following multiplicative suffixes:
44       kB 1000, K  1024,  MB  1,000,000,  M  1,048,576,  GB  1,000,000,000,  G
45       1,073,741,824, and so on for T, P, E, Z, Y.
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47       If  a FILE is '-' or missing, read standard input.  Exit status is 0 if
48       inputs are the same, 1 if different, 2 if trouble.
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AUTHOR

51       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

54       Report bugs to: bug-diffutils@gnu.org
55       GNU diffutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/>
56       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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59       Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
60       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
61       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
62       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

65       diff(1), diff3(1), sdiff(1)
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68       the info and GNU programs are properly installed at your site, the com‐
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