ZDIFF 1
NAME
zcmp, zdiff - compare compressed files
SYNOPSIS
zcmp [ cmp_options ] file1
[ file2 ]
zdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]
DESCRIPTION
Zcmp and
zdiff are used to invoke the
cmp or the
diff program on compressed files. All options specified are passed directly to
cmp or
diff "." If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are
file1 and an uncompressed
file1 ".gz." If two files are specified, then they are uncompressed if necessary and fed to
cmp or
diff "." The exit status from
cmp or
diff is preserved.
"SEE ALSO"
cmp(1), diff(1), zmore(1), zgrep(1), znew(1), zforce(1), gzip(1), gzexe(1)
BUGS
Messages from the
cmp or
diff programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.