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.TH ZDIFF "1" "August 2009" "Zdiff 0.2" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
Zdiff \- manual page for Zdiff 0.2
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zdiff
[\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIDIFF_OPTIONS\fR] \fIFILE1 \fR[\fIFILE2\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Zdiff \- Diff/cmp wrapper for compressed files.
.PP
Zdiff is a wrapper script around the diff and cmp commands that allows
transparent comparison of any combination of compressed and
non\-compressed files. If any given file is compressed, its uncompressed
content is used. The supported compressors are gzip, bzip2, lzip and xz.
.PP
Zcmp is a shortcut for "zdiff \fB\-\-cmp\fR"
.PP
Compares FILE1 to FILE2. If FILE2 is omitted, compares FILE1 to the
uncompressed contents of FILE1.[gz|bz2|lz] (depending on the default
compressor selected). DIFF_OPTIONS are passed directly to diff or cmp.
The exit status from diff or cmp is preserved.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-gzip\fR
use gzip as default decompressor
.TP
\fB\-\-bzip2\fR
use bzip2 as default decompressor
.TP
\fB\-\-lzip\fR
use lzip as default decompressor (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-xz\fR
use xz as default decompressor
.TP
\fB\-\-diff\fR
use diff to compare files (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-cmp\fR
use cmp to compare files
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to lzip\-bug@nongnu.org
Lzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2009 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This script is free software: you have unlimited permission
to copy, distribute and modify it.