dircmp

compare directories

Command


SYNOPSIS

dircmp [-d] [-s] dir1 dir2


DESCRIPTION

dircmp examines dir1 and dir2 and generates various tabulated information about the contents of the directories. Listings of files that are unique to each directory are generated for all the options. If no option is entered, a list is output indicating whether the file names common to both directories have the same contents.

Options

-d

compares the contents of files with the same name in both directories and outputs a list telling what must be changed in the two files to bring them into agreement. The list format is described in diff.

-s

suppresses messages about identical files.


DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:
0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.


SEE ALSO

Commands:
cmp, diff


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