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Section: Compare and Combine

Compare files byte-by-byte

bash
bash
cmp file1.bin file2.bin

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Compare two files in patch-friendly format.
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Show common and unique lines between two sorted files.
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Concatenate multiple files
Combine files into one output file.
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Print file content
Output a file to standard output.
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Create empty file or update timestamp
Touch a file path.
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Split file into chunks
Split a large file into 100 MB parts.
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