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In computing, comp is a command used on DOS,[1] Microsoft Windows[2] and related computer operating systems such as ReactOS. It is used to perform binary comparisons of multiple files to show the differences between them.

The comp command first appeared in PC DOS 1.0 and has been included in most versions of MS-DOS and PC DOS. A newer command, fc was added in DOS 3.3 which allows for line comparisons in addition to binary comparisons.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040.
  2. ^ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-xp/bb490883(v%3dtechnet.10)