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mcomp

Compares two files using mtools

TLDR

Compare a file on a DOS disk with a local file
$ mcomp [a:file.txt] [path/to/local_file.txt]
copy
Compare a file from a disk image with a local file
$ mcomp -i [path/to/disk.img] [::/file.txt] [path/to/local_file.txt]
copy

SYNOPSIS

mcomp msdos-file local-file

DESCRIPTION

mcomp compares two files byte by byte, where the first file resides on a DOS-formatted disk (such as a floppy) accessible through mtools. It is functionally equivalent to using mcopy to copy the file locally and then comparing with cmp.This command is part of the mtools package, a collection of utilities for accessing MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them.

PARAMETERS

msdos-file

File on a DOS/floppy disk accessed via mtools.
local-file
Local file to compare against.

CAVEATS

The first argument must be a file accessible via mtools (e.g., on a DOS-formatted disk or disk image). On modern systems, using mcopy followed by cmp provides the same functionality and is more commonly used.

SEE ALSO

cmp(1), mcopy(1), diff(1)

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