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cmp: add -n, --bytes to limit number of bytes to compare
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Authored by kevans on Sep 23 2021, 5:56 AM.
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This is compatible with GNU cmp.

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markj added inline comments.
usr.bin/cmp/cmp.c
93

for consistency with handling of expand_number() errors elsewhere.

97

Cases are typically sorted, i.e., case 'n' should come after case 'l'.

usr.bin/cmp/link.c
77

We pass skip1 and skip2 as parameters to each comparison function, but limit a global var. Is there any reason it can't also be a function parameter?

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 23 2021, 6:33 PM
kevans added inline comments.
usr.bin/cmp/cmp.c
97

I fixed the sorting in the other two, as well...

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This revision now requires review to proceed.Sep 23 2021, 7:15 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 29 2021, 1:58 PM