[bug-diffutils] Bug#514893: cmp: please allow comparing multiple files (fwd)

[Santiago Vila]

Hello.

A long time ago, I received this from the Debian bug system.

[ I realize that this is unlikely to be implemented, but I am supposed
to forward upstream bugs upstream in either case ].

Thanks.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Stransky <address@hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <address@hidden>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:26:52 +0100
Subject: cmp: please allow comparing multiple files

Package: diff
Version: 2.8.1-11
Severity: wishlist


It would be great if cmp could handle more then 2 files.
cmp -c file1 file2 file3 would output for example: 
(byte file1 file2 file3)
1 100 101 102
2 100 100 101 
7 100 101 102
cmp: EOF on file2.
9 100     102
cmp: EOF on file3.