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Re: cmp: output of differing byte values in octal is undocumented and ma
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: cmp: output of differing byte values in octal is undocumented and may not be apparent |
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Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:52:44 +0100 |
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Alain Kalker <address@hidden> writes:
> When comparing files using "cmp -l", the fact that cmp outputs the
> differing bytes in octal seems not to be documented anywhere.
`-l'
`--verbose'
Output the (decimal) byte numbers and (octal) values of all
differing bytes, instead of the default standard output. Also,
output the EOF message if one file is shorter than the other.
Andreas.
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