File::Compare

Section: Perl Programmers Reference Guide (3)
Updated: perl 5.005, patch 02
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NAME

File::Compare - Compare files or filehandles  

SYNOPSIS

        use File::Compare;


        if (compare("file1","file2") == 0) {
            print "They're equal\n";
        }


 

DESCRIPTION

The File::Compare::compare function compares the contents of two sources, each of which can be a file or a file handle. It is exported from File::Compare by default.

File::Compare::cmp is a synonym for File::Compare::compare. It is exported from File::Compare only by request.  

RETURN

File::Compare::compare return 0 if the files are equal, 1 if the files are unequal, or -1 if an error was encountered.  

AUTHOR

File::Compare was written by Nick Ing-Simmons. Its original documentation was written by Chip Salzenberg.


 

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