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# cmp
> Compare two files byte by byte.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/html_node/Invoking-cmp.html>.
- Output char and line number of the first difference between two files:
`cmp {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Output info of the first difference: char, line number, bytes, and values:
`cmp {{[-b|--print-bytes]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Output the byte numbers and values of every difference:
`cmp {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Compare files but output nothing, yield only the exit status:
`cmp {{[-s|--quiet]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`