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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/cmp/cmp.1')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/cmp/cmp.1 b/usr.bin/cmp/cmp.1 index 75339a8..637b1ce 100644 --- a/usr.bin/cmp/cmp.1 +++ b/usr.bin/cmp/cmp.1 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)cmp.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 -.\" $Id$ +.\" $Id: cmp.1,v 1.4 1997/02/22 19:54:29 peter Exp $ .\" .Dd June 6, 1993 .Dt CMP 1 @@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ .Ar file1 file2 .Op Ar skip1 Op Ar skip2 .Sh DESCRIPTION -The cmp utility compares two files of any type and writes the results +The +.Nm cmp +utility compares two files of any type and writes the results to the standard output. By default, -.Nm +.Nm cmp is silent if the files are the same; if they differ, the byte and line number at which the first difference occurred is reported. .Pp @@ -108,6 +110,6 @@ utility is expected to be compatible. .Sh HISTORY A -.Nm +.Nm cmp command appeared in .At v1 . |