ZDIFF(1) MachTen Programmer’s Manual 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 pro-
gram on compressed files. All options specified are
passed directly to cmp or diff. If only 1 file is speci-
fied, then the files compared are file1 and an uncom-
pressed 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.

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