COMP + Comparing Files
     Compares the contents of two files.
    VERSION
          PC-DOS 2.0+ (revised from 1.0)
	  MS-DOS equivalent: FILCOM (2.0+); COMP (1.0)
    TYPE
          External 
    SYNTAX
	  [d:][path] COMP [pd:][ppath][pfilename]
	   [sd:][spath][sfilename]
    OPTIONS
	  [d:][path]		   Specifies the drive letter and
                                   path that contain the COMP 
                                   command file.
	  [pd:][ppath][pfilename]  Specifies the first file or
                                   set of files that you wish to 
				   compare (primary file).
	  [sd:][spath][sfilename]  Specifies the second file or
                                   set of files that you wish to 
				   compare (secondary file).
     COMP allows you to see whether two files are identical, such 
as comparing a file to its backed-up version saved under a 
different name.
    EXAMPLE
	  COMP B:TEST.TXT C:TEST.TXT
compares the TEST.TXT file on drive B with the TEST.TXT file on 
drive C.
    MESSAGES
	  Compare error at offset XXXXXXXX
	  File 1 = YY
	  File 2 = ZZ
The XXXXXXXXth byte in the first file does not match the
corresponding byte in the second file.	The two bytes (XX and ZZ)
are displayed in hexadecimal notation.
	  Compare more files (Y/N)?
Enter Y to compare additional files.
	  EOF mark not found
COMP could not find the end of valid data.  Many text files do 
not end with Ctrl-Z. The message may be innocuous.
	  Files are different sizes.
COMP will only compare files that are of the same size.
	  File sharing conflict
One of the files that is being comapred is currently being used 
by another process. Try again later.
	  10 Mismatches- -ending compare
Ten mismatched locations were found in the compared files.
    NOTE
     Version 2 allows you to use the *.* wildcard pattern to 
check all of the files on a disk. DISKCOMP is faster for 
comparing two disks, however. In many versions of MS-DOS, the 
command FILCOMP provides additional information about how files 
differ. See the appropriate user's manual for manufacturer-
specific alternatives.
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    SEE ALSO
          APPEND Command
          DISKCOMP Command
          DISKCOPY Command
          RECOVER Command


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