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                                  DISKCOMP
 
Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
 
This command performs a track-by-track comparison. DISKCOMP determines the
number of sides and sectors per track to compare based on the format of the
first disk you specify.
 
Syntax
 
    DISKCOMP [drive1: [drive2:]] [/1] [/8]
 
Parameters
 
drive1:
    Specifies the drive containing one of the floppy disks.
 
drive2:
    Specifies the drive containing the other floppy disk.
 
Switches
 
/1
    Compares only the first sides of the disks, even if the disks are
    double-sided and the drives can read double-sided disks.
 
/8
    Compares only the first 8 sectors per track, even if the disks contain 9
    or 15 sectors per track.
 
Related Command
 
For information about comparing two files, see the <FC> command.
 
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