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cmp

cmp file1 file2

Command

Compare the file file1 with the file file2. If they differ in size, print the sizes like this: Differ in size: 0x1234 [foo], 0x4321 [bar] If the sizes are equal but the bytes at an offset differ, then print the bytes like this: Differ at the offset 777: 0xbe [foo], 0xef [bar] If they are completely identical, nothing will be printed.