1XZDIFF(1)                          XZ Utils                          XZDIFF(1)
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5NAME
6       xzcmp, xzdiff, lzcmp, lzdiff - compare compressed files
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8SYNOPSIS
9       xzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
10       xzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]
11       lzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
12       lzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]
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14DESCRIPTION
15       xzcmp  and  xzdiff  invoke  cmp(1)  or diff(1) on files compressed with
16       xz(1), lzma(1), gzip(1), or bzip2(1).  All options specified are passed
17       directly to cmp(1) or diff(1).  If only one file is specified, then the
18       files compared are file1 (which must have a suffix of a supported  com-
19       pression format) and file1 from which the compression format suffix has
20       been stripped.  If two files are specified, then they are  uncompressed
21       if necessary and fed to cmp(1) or diff(1).  The exit status from cmp(1)
22       or diff(1) is preserved.
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24       The names lzcmp and lzdiff are provided for backward compatibility with
25       LZMA Utils.
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27SEE ALSO
28       cmp(1), diff(1), xz(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), zdiff(1)
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30BUGS
31       Messages  from  the cmp(1) or diff(1) programs refer to temporary file-
32       names instead of those specified.
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36Tukaani                           2010-09-27                         XZDIFF(1)
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