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dircmp

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NAME

dircmp - Compares two directories  

SYNOPSIS

dircmp [-d] [-s] directory1 directory2

The dircmp command reads directory1 and directory2, compares their contents, and writes the results to standard output.
 

STANDARDS

Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

dircmp:  XPG4, XPG4-UNIX

Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
 

OPTIONS

Displays for each common file name the differing contents of the two files, if any. The display format is the same as that of the diff command. Does not list the names of identical files.
 

OPERANDS

The path name of a directory to be compared.
 

DESCRIPTION

First, dircmp compares the file names in each directory. When the same file name appears in both, dircmp compares the contents of the two files.

In the output, dircmp lists the files unique to each directory. It then lists the files with identical names but different contents. If entered without a option, dircmp also lists files that have both identical names and identical contents.
 

NOTES

[Compaq]  In many cases, diff -r, rather than dircmp, is preferred. The dircmp command is marked to be withdrawn from the XPG4-UNIX standard. The diff -r command should be used instead.
 

EXAMPLES

To summarize the differences between the files in two directories, enter: dircmp proj.ver1 proj.ver2

This displays a summary of the differences between the directories proj.ver1 and proj.ver2. The summary lists separately the files found only in one directory or the other, and those found in both. If the file is found in both directories, the file is listed. If the files are identical, dircmp displays identical; otherwise, dircmp displays different. To show the details of the differences between files, enter: dircmp -d -s proj.ver1 proj.ver2
The -s option suppresses information about identical files. The -d option displays a diff listing for each of the differing files found in both directories.
 

SEE ALSO

Commands:  cmp(1), diff(1)

Standards:  standards(5)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
STANDARDS
OPTIONS
OPERANDS
DESCRIPTION
NOTES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO

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