man/cat1/zdiff.1.txt

ZDIFF(1) 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 files compressed via gzip. All options spec-
       ified 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 tempo-
       rary filenames instead of those specified.
 
 
 
                                                                      ZDIFF(1)