---
name: "sndfile-cmp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsndfile"
version: "1.2.2-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sndfile-cmp"
---

# sndfile-cmp(1)

compare two audio files

## NAME

**sndfile-cmp** – compare two audio files

## SYNOPSIS

**sndfile-cmp** *file1* *file2*

## DESCRIPTION

**sndfile-cmp** compares the audio data of two sound files. For two files to compare as being the same, their channel counts, sample rate, audio data lengths and actual audio data must match. Other differences such as string metadata like song title, artist etc and their presence or absence are ignored.

## EXIT STATUS

- 0

  The audio data is the same.

- 1

  The audio data differs.

## SEE ALSO

**http://libsndfile.github.io/libsndfile/**

## AUTHORS

Conrad Parker ⟨*conrad@metadecks.org*⟩ Erik de Castro Lopo ⟨*erikd@mega-nerd.com*⟩