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instance method

FileUtils#compare_file

compare_file(a, b)

Returns true if the contents of files a and b are identical, false otherwise.

Arguments a and b should be interpretable as a path.

FileUtils.identical? and FileUtils.cmp are aliases for FileUtils.compare_file.

Related: FileUtils.compare_stream.

See also .compare_file #cmp #compare_stream #chown_R also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0