File::Compare

File::Compare

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
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NAME

File::Compare - Compare files or filehandles

SYNOPSIS

 	use File::Compare;

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

DESCRIPTION

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.

File::Compare::compare_text does a line by line comparison of the two files. It stops as soon as a difference is detected. compare_text() accepts an optional third argume