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From:    bill.lambdin%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Bill Lambdin)

>Quoting from A. Padgett Peterson to All About MS-DOS CHKDSK & why VER / on 
>12-20-92

AP> Further, COMP finds no difference between this COMMAND.COM and the on
AP> just expanded from a new set of distribution disks that is dated 11-1

>Just for your information, FC (File Compare) does a better job at 
>comparing files than COMP.

Agree that FC produces a nicer (and unlimited length) output than COMP
but it was designed to compare text files and you have to remember to 
use the /B switch on binaries or the check may terminate on the first 
<EOF> marker. COMP, on the other hand, uses no intelligence, is much
faster, and has worked the same way in all DOS versions. I prefer COMP 
when all that matters is "are the files identical?".

To each his/her/its own.

						Warmly,
							Padgett