1. NAME▲

zcmp, zdiff - compare compressed files

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

zcmp [ cmp_options ] file1 [ file2 ]

zdiff [ diff_options ] file1 [ file2 ]

3. DESCRIPTION ▲

Zcmpand zdiffare used to invoke the cmpor the diffprogram on files compressed via gzip "." All options specified are passed directly to cmpor diff "." If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are file1and an uncompressed file1 ".gz." If two files are specified, then they are uncompressed if necessary and fed to cmpor diff "." The exit status from cmpor diffis preserved.

4. SEE ALSO ▲

cmp(1), diff(1), zmore(1), zgrep(1), znew(1), zforce(1), gzip(1), gzexe(1)

5. BUGS ▲

Messages from the cmpor diffprograms refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.