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comp

Compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files.

• Compare files interactively:

comp

• Compare two specified files:

comp {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

• Display differences in decimal format:

comp /d {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

• Display differences in ASCII format:

comp /a {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

• Display line numbers for differences:

comp /l {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

• Use a case-insensitive comparison:

comp /c {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

• Compare only the first 5 lines of each file:

comp /n={{5}} {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}