COMPARE file1 file2 [offset1 [offset2]] * Compares two files an gives one of these outputs: "Files are equal" -> What it says. "Files differ at offset X" -> If you have given offset1 and offset2, you have to add X to them to get the offset from the start. "Different size" -> The smaller file is contained in the bigger file. eg. compare myscript myscript.bak compare fred barney 10 15