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29 .Nd compare compressed files
43 are filters that invoke
47 respectively to compare compressed files.
48 Such files generally have a
56 formats are supported).
59 that are specified are passed to
66 is specified, it is compared against a file with the same name, but
67 with the extension removed.
72 are specified, either file may be compressed.
74 .Bl -tag -width "TMPDIR"
76 Directory in which to place temporary files.
82 .Bl -tag -width "/tmp/zdiff.XXXXXXXXXX" -compact
83 .It Pa /tmp/zcmp.XXXXXXXXXX
86 .It Pa /tmp/zdiff.XXXXXXXXXX
98 rely solely on the file extension to determine what is, or is not,
100 Consequently, the following are not supported as arguments:
107 filenames indicating the standard input