MCOMP(1)

MCOMP(1) — like, the mtools girlies' comparison tool 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the Mtools Users Manual section 1 and today's main character is mcomp. she compares files. that's it. that's the vibe. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

mcomp — compares two files using mtools 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

mcomp file-on-floppy local-file

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so mcomp compares two files for you. but — and this is the whole plot twist — the first one has to live on a floppy disk, so mtools can actually reach it. that's the assignment. 📟

now, ngl, on Debian GNU/Linux this is not strictly necessary, because the diffutils cmp(1) program already does the exact same thing. you just have to copy the file over locally first, like:

mcopy file destination

and boom, you're comparing locally like a normal person. 💅

but here's the tea: this utility is provided in the mtools package for other platforms, and it's kept here for completeness. so she's iconic, she's just chillin'. no cap. ✨

✨ AUTHOR ✨

Luis Bustamante <luferbu@fluidsignal.com> wrote this page for the Debian/GNU mtools package. 🫶

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• mtools(1)
• cmp(1)
• mcopy(1)

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎀 this absolute gem dropped Mon Mar 3 11:58:15 COT 2003 as part of the Debian/GNU mtools package, and honestly? she ate. periodt. 💖✨🌈