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How do I do a binary diff on two identically sized files under Linux?

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Mar 15, 202672335 views

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I have two identically sized files, and I need to do a binary diff to check whether they're the same. I'm currently runnnig but it's taking quite a while to process my 4 GB files. Is this the most efficient way to do this?

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diff file1.img file2.img

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