Fcmp compares two binary (or ascii) files to the limit of the shorter.
Output can be controlled on the command line; by default, fcmp tells
you the file byte in which the difference occurred, the block number
(relative to 1), and the block's byte offset (relative to 0).  The
latter two are for patching with NewZAP.  Further options will print
hex codes for the differing bytes, and/or print the character itself
(not useful on binary files).

Options:
-v:	Print hex codes
-b:	Don't print NewZAP info
-q:	Print only the totals for the scan; no diffs
-qq:	Never print; return non-zero if different
-a:	Print characters that differ


Why?  An example: I had a program whose menu keyboard equivalents were
lacking; one commonly-used function had no equivalent.  I NewZAPped
the program to locate the MenuItem structure for that menu item, and
modified it to carry a keyboard equiv. that I liked.  Later, I got a
binary patchfile for the program.  If I had patched it, I could have
lost the mod I made.  So I fcmp'ed the file and its original to locate
the changes I had made, recorded context information, patched the
program, and NewZAPped the new file to locate the context and replace
my modification.  There are other uses.  Keep it and you'll think of
one.


Fcmp is totally free.  I, the author, release it to the public domain,
along with any liability for damages incurred through its use or
misuse.

01-Sep-92
David Champion

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