cmp—compares two files
cmp [ –l ] [ –s ] filename1 filename2
The two files are compared. cmp makes no comment if the files are the same; if they differ, it announces the byte and line numbers at which the first difference occurred.
Example A.13.
cmp file.new file.old
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Explanation
If the files differ, the character number and the line number are displayed.
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