NAME

       xzcmp, xzdiff, lzcmp, lzdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS

       xzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       xzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]
       lzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       lzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]

DESCRIPTION

       xzcmp  and xzdiff invoke cmp(1) or diff(1) on files compressed with xz(1), lzma(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), or
       lzop(1).  All options specified are passed directly to cmp(1) or diff(1).  If only one file is specified,
       then the files compared are file1 (which must have a suffix of a supported compression format) and  file1
       from  which  the  compression format suffix has been stripped.  If two files are specified, then they are
       uncompressed if necessary and fed to cmp(1) or diff(1).  The  exit  status  from  cmp(1)  or  diff(1)  is
       preserved.

       The names lzcmp and lzdiff are provided for backward compatibility with LZMA Utils.

SEE ALSO

       cmp(1), diff(1), xz(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), lzop(1), zdiff(1)

BUGS

       Messages from the cmp(1) or diff(1) programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.

Tukaani                                            2011-03-19                                          XZDIFF(1)