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ZCMP(1) User Commands ZCMP(1)

zcmp - decompress and compare two files byte by byte

zcmp [options] file1 [file2]

Zcmp compares two files ('-' means standard input), and if they differ, tells the first byte and line number where they differ. Bytes and lines are numbered starting with 1. If any given file is compressed, its decompressed content is used. Compressed files are decompressed on the fly; no temporary files are created.

The formats supported are bzip2, gzip, lzip and xz.

Zcmp compares file1 to file2. If file2 is omitted zcmp tries the following:

1. If file1 is compressed, compares its decompressed contents with the corresponding uncompressed file (the name of file1 with the extension removed).
2. If file1 is uncompressed, compares it with the decompressed contents of file1.[lz|bz2|gz|xz] (the first one that is found).
3. If no suitable file is found, compares file1 with data read from standard input.

Exit status is 0 if inputs are identical, 1 if different, 2 if trouble.

display this help and exit
output version information and exit
print differing bytes
ignore differences in the first <n> bytes
list position, value of all differing bytes
process only the formats in <list>
compare at most <n> bytes
don't read runtime configuration file
force given formats (bz2, gz, lz, xz)
suppress all messages
(same as --quiet)
verbose mode (same as --list)
set compressor and options for bzip2 format
set compressor and options for gzip format
set compressor and options for lzip format
set compressor and options for xz format

Numbers may be followed by a multiplier: k = kB = 10^3 = 1000, Ki = KiB = 2^10 = 1024, M = 10^6, Mi = 2^20, G = 10^9, Gi = 2^30, etc...

Report bugs to zutils-bug@nongnu.org
Zutils home page: http://www.nongnu.org/zutils/zutils.html

Copyright © 2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

January 2019 zcmp (zutils) 1.8