SHELL SCRIPT TO COMPARE TWO FILE

COMPARE TWO FILE:

cmp $1 $2

if [ $? -eq 0 ]

then

echo "Both files are EQUAL"

else

echo "Both files are NOTEQUAL"

fi

OUTPUT:

[@localhost ~]$ ls

acceptlogin.sh  current.sh     file1.sh     mark.sh  pol        totaldir.sh

add.sh          dcurrent.sh    file1.txt    new1.c   pol.sh     tri.sh

a.out           eletricity.sh  file2.txt    new1.sh  raj        userlog

big.sh          fact           fileper      new.c    raja.c     userlog.sh

big.shwq        fact.sh        fileper.sh   op.sh    series.sh  x.txt

com.sh          fib.sh         firstlet.sh  per.sh   subdir.sh  y.txt

[@localhost ~]$ sh com.sh fib.sh fact.sh

fib.sh fact.sh differ: byte 1, line 1

Both files are NOTEQUAL

[@localhost ~]$