cmp

Compare two files byte by byte. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/html_node/Invoking-cmp.html.

• Output char and line number of the first difference between two files:
  cmp {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}
• Output info of the first difference: char, line number, bytes, and values:
  cmp --print-bytes {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}
• Output the byte numbers and values of every difference:
  cmp --verbose {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}
• Compare files but output nothing, yield only the exit status:
  cmp --quiet {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}