File::Compare(3)					      File::Compare(3)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     File::Compare - Compare files or filehandles

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

	     use File::Compare;

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

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

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

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

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


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