gzcmp - compare compressed files
gzcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ] gzdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
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NAME
gzcmp, gzdiff - compare compressed files
SYNOPSIS
gzcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
gzdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
DESCRIPTION
Gzcmp and gzdiff 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 contents 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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | compress/gzip |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Committed |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
cmp(1), diff(1), gzmore(1), gzgrep(1), gznew(1), gzforce(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.
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.8.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip.
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