comp:tldr:42c45
comp: Compare only the first 5 lines of each file.
$ comp /n=${5} ${path\to\file1} ${path\to\file2}
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The command "comp" is a command-line utility used in Windows to compare the contents of two files and determine if they are different or identical.
In the given command, the "/n=${5}" option is used to specify the number of lines to be displayed in the output. In this case, it is set to a value represented by the variable "5".
"${path\to\file1}" and "${path\to\file2}" are placeholders for the paths of the two files you want to compare. You need to replace them with the actual paths to the files you want to compare.
Therefore, the command compares the contents of file1 and file2 and generates a report indicating whether they are different or identical. The number of lines in the output will be limited to 5.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.