comp (command)

In computing, comp is a command used on OS/8[1], DOS[2], FlexOS[3], OS/2, Microsoft Windows[4] and related computer operating systems such as ReactOS. It is used to perform comparisons of multiple computer files to show the differences between them.

In DOS, the comp command first appeared in PC DOS 1.0 and has been included in most versions of MS-DOS and PC DOS. A newer command, fc was added in DOS 3.3 which allows for line comparisons in addition to binary comparisons.

The command is also available in the EFI shell.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Concise Command Language" (CCL)."OS/8 Handbook" (PDF). April 1974. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040.
  3. ↑ http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf
  4. ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-xp/bb490883(v%3dtechnet.10)
  5. ↑ "EFI Shells and Scripting". Intel. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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