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Compare files
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
FILE *fp1, *fp2;
char ch1, ch2, same;
unsigned long j;
if(argc!=3) {
printf("Usage: compare <file 1> <file 2>\n");
exit(1);
}
/* open first file */
if((fp1 = fopen(argv[1], "rb"))==NULL) {
printf("Cannot open first file.\n");
exit(1);
}
/* open second file */
if((fp2 = fopen(argv [2], "rb"))==NULL) {
printf("Cannot open second file.\n");
exit(1);
}
j = 0;
same = 1;
/* compare the files */
while(!feof(fp1)) {
ch1 = fgetc(fp1);
if(ferror(fp1)) {
printf("Error reading first file.\n");
exit(1);
}
ch2 = fgetc(fp2);
if(ferror(fp2)) {
printf("Error reading second file.\n");
exit(1);
}
if(ch1 != ch2) {
printf("Files differ at byte number %lu", j);
same = 0;
break;
}
j++;
}
if(same)
printf("Files are the same.\n");
if(fclose( fp1 ) == EOF) {
printf("Error closing first file.\n");
exit(1);
}
if(fclose( fp2 ) == EOF) {
printf("Error closing second file.\n");
exit(1);
}
return 0;
}
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