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Let's think about this a little more carefully
cmp requires a fork and an exec
Two opens
Then possibly reading both files and comparing them
The MD5 thing would require one open
Reading one file
Computing the checksum
MD5 benefit = open + fork + exec + file read
MD5 cost = calculate checksum
Guess what? Calculating a checksum is expensive
The MD5 thing was slower
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