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XZDIFF(1)                                              XZ Utils                                             XZDIFF(1)



NAME
       xzcmp, xzdiff, lzcmp, lzdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS
       xzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       xzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]
       lzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       lzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]

DESCRIPTION
       xzcmp  and  xzdiff  invoke  cmp(1)  or  diff(1) on files compressed with xz(1), lzma(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), or
       lzop(1).  All options specified are passed directly to cmp(1) or diff(1).  If only one file is specified, then
       the files compared are file1 (which must have a suffix of a supported compression format) and file1 from which
       the compression format suffix has been stripped.  If two files are specified, then they  are  uncompressed  if
       necessary and fed to cmp(1) or diff(1).  The exit status from cmp(1) or diff(1) is preserved.

       The names lzcmp and lzdiff are provided for backward compatibility with LZMA Utils.

SEE ALSO
       cmp(1), diff(1), xz(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), lzop(1), zdiff(1)

BUGS
       Messages from the cmp(1) or diff(1) programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.



Tukaani                                               2011-03-19                                            XZDIFF(1)