dircmp(C)
dircmp --
compare directories
Syntax
dircmp [ -ds ] [ -wn ]
dir1 dir2
Description
The dircmp command examines dir1 and
dir2 and generates tabulated information about the
contents of the directories. Listings of files that are unique to
each directory are generated in addition to a list that indicates
whether the files common to both directories have the same contents.
dircmp takes the following options:
-d-
Performs a full
diff(C)
on each pair of like-named text files if they are not identical. If
files differ that are neither text files nor empty, dircmp
prints only the name and type (see
file(C)).
-s-
Suppresses output of identical filenames.
-wn-
Prints the name of the files and directories being compared in two
columns; each column is assigned a width of
n/2. dircmp truncates pathnames that are too
long to fit in a column. The default value of n is 72.
If the -d option is not specified, dircmp
compares only text and empty files that are common to both
directories.
Exit values
dircmp returns the following values:
0-
successful completion
>0-
an error occurred (differences in directory contents are not
considered errors)
See also
cmp(C),
diff(C),
file(C)
Standards conformance
dircmp is conformant with:
AT&T SVID Issue 2;
X/Open CAE Specification, Commands and Utilities, Issue 4, 1992: note that this command is marked as to be
withdrawn.
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