What Is the Command to Compare Two Files in Unix?

cmp command in Linux/UNIX is used to compare the two files byte by byte and helps you to find out whether the two files are identical or not.

How do I compare two files in UNIX?

There are 3 basic commands to compare files in unix:

1. cmp : This command is used to compare two files byte by byte and as any mismatch occurs,it echoes it on the screen. if no mismatch occurs i gives no response. …
2. comm : This command is used to find out the records available in one but not in another.
3. diff.

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How do I compare two files in Linux?

You can use diff tool in linux to compare two files. You can use –changed-group-format and –unchanged-group-format options to filter required data. Following three options can use to select the relevant group for each option: ‘%<‘ get lines from FILE1.