NAME

       pibcomp - Qualcomm Atheros Parameter Block Compare Utility

SYNOPSIS

       pibcomp [options] file file [>stdout]

DESCRIPTION

       Read  and  compare two Qualcomm Atheros powerline parameter block files and print only those objects that
       are different.  It will detect and handle both old  and  new  powerline  parameter  file  formats.   This
       program  is  similar to program odc but is designed specifically for Qualcomm Atheros powerline parameter
       files.  Program odc is no longer supported and will be removed from future toolkit releases.

       Object driven comparison requires an object definition file that lists the size and  name  of  data  data
       objects  (ie;  integers,  arrays  or  structures) within the parameter file.  Individual data members are
       presented as smaller, individual data dumps within a larger, overall data dump.  See program pibdump  for
       more information of object definition file format.

OPTIONS

       -f file
              The  object  definition  file  that  lists the size, name and description of individual individual
              objects in order of occurance.  If this option is omitted then object definitions  are  read  from
              stdin.   The object definition file is not modified by this program.  See the pibdump man page for
              an example of an object definition file.

       -?,--help
              Print program help summary on stdout.  This option takes precedence  over  other  options  on  the
              command line.

       -!,--version
              Print  program  version information on stdout.  This option takes precedence over other options on
              the command line.  Use this option when sending screen dumps to Atheros Technical Support so  that
              they know exactly which version of the Linux Toolkit you are using.

ARGUMENTS

       file   The  name of a binary file.  Two binary files are needed for comparison and both should conform to
              the object definition file for the comarison to be meaningful.

EXAMPLES

       The following example compares file abc.bin and def.bin and prints objects that are different in  hexdump
       format.  Objects are defined in objects.txt and read using -f.

          # pibcomp -f objects.txt abc.bin def.bin

SEE ALSO

       chkpib(7), chkpib2(7), getpib(7), modpib(1), pib2xml(1), pibdump(1), setpib(1), xml2pib(1)

CREDITS

        Nathaniel Houghton
        Charles Maier

open-plc-utils-0.0.3                              November 2013                                       pibcomp(1)