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zcmp
, zdiff
— compare compressed files
zcmp |
[options] file1 [file2] |
zdiff |
[options] file1 [file2] |
zcmp
and zdiff
are
filters that invoke cmp(1) or
diff(1) respectively to compare
compressed files. Such files generally have a “Z” or
“gz” extension (both the
compress(1) and
gzip(1) formats are supported).
Any options that are specified are passed to
cmp(1) or
diff(1).
If only file1 is specified, it is compared against a file with the same name, but with the extension removed. When both file1 or file2 are specified, either file may be compressed.
TMPDIR
zcmp
.zdiff
.zcmp
and zdiff
rely solely on the file extension to determine what is, or is not, a
compressed file. Consequently, the following are not supported as
arguments:
May 31, 2007 | OpenBSD-5.6 |