.TH zpm-vercmp 8 2018-12-10 "ZPM 0.4"
.SH NAME
zpm-vercmp \- compare strings with version numbering
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zpm vercmp \fR[\fB-q\fR] \fIstring1 string2\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBzpm-vercmp\fR compares its first two arguments, using
the usual version numbering semantics.  It will write
the result of the comparison to stdout, 0 if the arguments
compare equal, -1 if the first is greater, and 1 if the
second is greater.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\-q
write nothing to stdout.  The program will still exit with the
usual exit status
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
.nf
zpm-vercmp a b -> "1"
.fi
.SH EXIT STATUS
0 if the two strings compare equal
-1 if the first string is greater than the second
1 if the second string is greater then the first
.SH FILES
None
.SH ENVIRONMENT
None
.SH AUTHOR
Nathan Wagner
.SH SEE ALSO
zpm(8)