X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=zdiff.1;h=0c826c3ffeaee9fb6dc42c3072c02a62119c6465;hb=92249085071a973e2c0621b0415b93d2e48bb00d;hp=ea3bf4103fc7cb27570fad77b0db42b04aeb17f1;hpb=302189d124ed5849c2589ea92e912eb24fdc4ab3;p=debian%2Fgzip diff --git a/zdiff.1 b/zdiff.1 index ea3bf41..0c826c3 100644 --- a/zdiff.1 +++ b/zdiff.1 @@ -11,25 +11,28 @@ zcmp, zdiff \- compare compressed files [ file2 ] .SH DESCRIPTION .I Zcmp -and +and .I zdiff are used to invoke the .I cmp or the .I diff -program on compressed files. All options specified are passed directly to +program on files compressed via +.IR gzip "." +All options specified are passed directly to .I cmp or .IR diff "." -If only 1 file is specified, then the files compared are +If only .I file1 -and an uncompressed +is specified, it is compared to the uncompressed contents of .IR file1 ".gz." -If two files are specified, then they are uncompressed if necessary and fed to +If two files are specified, their contents (uncompressed if necessary) are fed to .I cmp or .IR diff "." -The exit status from +The input files are not modified. +The exit status from .I cmp or .I diff @@ -41,4 +44,5 @@ Messages from the .I cmp or .I diff -programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified. +programs may refer to file names such as "\-" instead of to the file +names specified.