comp (command)
| Developer(s) | DEC, Digital Research, IBM, Microsoft, Paul Vojta, ReactOS Contributors |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 1981 |
| Operating system | OS/8, DOS, FlexOS, OS/2, Windows, ReactOS |
| Type | Command |
In computing, comp is a command used on DEC OS/8,[1] DOS,[2] DR FlexOS,[3] IBM OS/2,[4] Microsoft Windows[5] and related computer operating systems such as ReactOS. It is used to perform comparisons of multiple computer files to show the differences between them.
History
In DOS, the comp command first appeared in PC DOS 1.0[6] 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.
The FreeDOS version was developed by Paul Vojta.[7] Ged Murphy developed the ReactOS version.[8]
The command is also available in the EFI shell.[9]
Syntax
comp [<Data1>] [<Data2>] [/d] [/a] [/l] [/n=<Number>] [/c]
Parameters
<Data1>– Location and name of the first file or set of files<Data2>– Location and name of the second file or set of files/d– Display differences in decimal format (Default is hexadecimal)/a– Display differences as characters/l– Display the number of the line, instead of the byte offset/n=<Number>– Compare only the specified number of lines for each file/c– Perform a non case-sensitive comparison/off[line]– Process files with the offline attribute set/?– Display Help
See also
References
- ^ "Concise Command Language" (CCL)."OS/8 Handbook" (PDF). April 1974. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040.
- ^ http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf
- ^ http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php#COMP
- ^ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-xp/bb490883(v%3dtechnet.10)
- ^ http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/pc/dos/6172220_DOS_1.0_Jan82.pdf
- ^ http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/comp.html
- ^ https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/master/base/applications/cmdutils/comp/comp.c
- ^ "EFI Shells and Scripting". Intel. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ https://www.computerhope.com/comp.htm
Further reading
- Cooper, Jim (2001). Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Third Edition. Que Publishing. ISBN 978-0789725738.
- Dyson, Peter (1995). Mastering OS/2 Warp. Sybex. ISBN 978-0782116632.
- Stanek, William R. (2008). Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-0735622623.
External links
Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Guide to Windows Commands
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