1993-08-02 21:38:43 +04:00
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.\" $Id: zdiff.1,v 1.2 1993/08/02 17:46:25 mycroft Exp $ -*- nroff -*-
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1993-07-09 19:47:36 +04:00
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.TH ZDIFF 1
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.SH NAME
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zcmp, zdiff \- compare compressed files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B zcmp
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[ cmp_options ] file1
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[ file2 ]
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.br
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.B zdiff
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[ diff_options ] file1
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[ file2 ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Zcmp
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and
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.I zdiff
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are used to invoke the
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.I cmp
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or the
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.I diff
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program on compressed files. All options specified are passed directly to
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.I cmp
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or
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.IR diff "."
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If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are
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.I file1
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and an uncompressed
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.IR file1 ".gz."
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If two files are specified, then they are uncompressed if necessary and fed to
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.I cmp
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or
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.IR diff "."
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The exit status from
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.I cmp
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or
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.I diff
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is preserved.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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cmp(1), diff(1), zmore(1), zgrep(1), znew(1), zforce(1), gzip(1), gzexe(1)
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.SH BUGS
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Messages from the
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.I cmp
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or
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.I diff
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programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.
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