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1.1       root        1: .TH ZCMP 1
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: zcmp, zdiff \- compare compressed files
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B zcmp
                      6: [ cmp_options ] file1
                      7: [ file2 ]
                      8: .br
                      9: .B zdiff
                     10: [ diff_options ] file1
                     11: [ file2 ]
                     12: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     13: .I  Zcmp
                     14: and 
                     15: .I zdiff
                     16: are used to invoke the
                     17: .I cmp
                     18: or the
                     19: .I diff
                     20: program on compressed files.  All options specified are passed directly to
                     21: .I cmp
                     22: or
                     23: .IR diff "."
                     24: If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are
                     25: .I file1
                     26: and an uncompressed
                     27: .IR file1 ".Z."
                     28: If two files are specified, then they are uncompressed (if ending with ".Z")
                     29: and fed to
                     30: .I cmp
                     31: or
                     32: .IR diff "."
                     33: The exit status from 
                     34: .I cmp
                     35: or
                     36: .I diff
                     37: is preserved.
                     38: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     39: cmp(1), diff(1), zmore(1), zcat(1), compress(1), uncompress(1)
                     40: .SH BUGS
                     41: Messages from the
                     42: .I cmp
                     43: or
                     44: .I diff
                     45: programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.

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