LZDIFF(1)

NAME
Lzdiff - manual page for Lzdiff 0.5

SYNOPSIS
lzdiff [OPTIONS] [DIFF_OPTIONS] FILE1 [FILE2]

DESCRIPTION
Lzdiff - Diff/cmp wrapper for compressed files.

Lzdiff 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 and lzip.

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.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    display this help and exit

-V, --version
    output version information and exit

--gzip
    use gzip as default decompressor

--bzip2
    use bzip2 as default decompressor

--lzip
    use lzip as default decompressor (default)

--diff
    use diff to compare files (default)

--cmp
    use cmp to compare files

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to lzip-bug@nongnu.org Lzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This script is free software: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.