diff --git a/test/compare_file.c b/test/compare_file.c
index 714213f7..9dbf41b4 100644
--- a/test/compare_file.c
+++ b/test/compare_file.c
@@ -26,42 +26,63 @@
 /* @param flag bit0= compare atime
                bit1= compare ctime
 */
-int Compare_2_files(char *adr1, char *adr2, char *adrc,int flag)
+int Compare_2_files(char *adr1, char *adr2, char *adrc, int flag)
 {
  struct stat s1, s2;
  int ret, differs= 0, r1, r2, fd1, fd2, i;
- char buf1[4096], buf2[4096];
+ char buf1[4096], buf2[4096], a[4096];
  off_t r1count= 0, r2count= 0, diffcount= 0, first_diff= -1;
 
  ret= lstat(adr1, &s1);
  if(ret==-1) {
-   printf("%s : cannot lstat() : %s\n", adr1, strerror(errno));
+   printf("? %s : cannot lstat() : %s\n", adr1, strerror(errno));
    return(0);
  }
+ if(S_ISDIR(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "d");
+ else if(S_ISREG(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "-");
+ else if(S_ISLNK(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "l");
+ else if(S_ISBLK(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "b");
+ else if(S_ISCHR(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "c");
+ else if(S_ISFIFO(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "p");
+ else if(S_ISSOCK(s1.st_mode))
+   strcpy(a, "s");
+ else
+   strcpy(a, "?");
+ strcat(a, " ");
+ if(adrc[0])
+   strcat(a, adrc);
+ else
+   strcat(a, ".");
 
  ret= lstat(adr2, &s2);
  if(ret==-1) {
-   printf("%s : cannot lstat() : %s\n", adr2, strerror(errno));
+   printf("? %s : cannot lstat() : %s\n", adr2, strerror(errno));
    return(0);
  }
 
  /* Attributes */
  if(s1.st_mode != s2.st_mode) {
-   printf("%s : st_mode :  %7.7o  <>  %7.7o\n", adrc, s1.st_mode, s2.st_mode);
+   printf("%s : st_mode :  %7.7o  <>  %7.7o\n", a, s1.st_mode, s2.st_mode);
    differs= 1;
  }
  if(s1.st_uid != s2.st_uid) {
-   printf("%s : st_uid :   %d  <>  %d\n", adrc, s1.st_uid, s2.st_uid);
+   printf("%s : st_uid :   %d  <>  %d\n", a, s1.st_uid, s2.st_uid);
    differs= 1;
  }
  if(s1.st_gid != s2.st_gid) {
-   printf("%s : st_gid :   %d  <>  %d\n", adrc, s1.st_gid, s2.st_gid);
+   printf("%s : st_gid :   %d  <>  %d\n", a, s1.st_gid, s2.st_gid);
    differs= 1;
  }
  if((S_ISCHR(s1.st_mode) && S_ISCHR(s2.st_mode)) ||
     (S_ISBLK(s1.st_mode) && S_ISBLK(s2.st_mode))) {
    if(s1.st_rdev != s2.st_rdev) {
-     printf("%s : %s st_rdev :  %lu  <>  %lu\n", adrc,
+     printf("%s : %s st_rdev :  %lu  <>  %lu\n", a,
             (S_ISCHR(s1.st_mode) ? "S_IFCHR" : "S_IFBLK"),
             (unsigned long) s1.st_rdev, (unsigned long) s1.st_rdev);
      differs= 1;
@@ -69,37 +90,37 @@ int Compare_2_files(char *adr1, char *adr2, char *adrc,int flag)
  }
  if(S_ISREG(s2.st_mode) && s1.st_size!= s2.st_size) {
    printf("%s : st_size :  %.f  <>  %.f\n",
-          adrc, (double) s1.st_size, (double) s2.st_size);
+          a, (double) s1.st_size, (double) s2.st_size);
    differs= 1;
  }
  if(s1.st_mtime != s2.st_mtime) {
    printf("%s : st_mtime :  %u  <>  %u\n",
-          adrc, (unsigned int) s1.st_mtime, (unsigned int) s2.st_mtime);
+          a, (unsigned int) s1.st_mtime, (unsigned int) s2.st_mtime);
    differs= 1;
  }
  if(flag&1) {
    if(s1.st_atime != s2.st_atime) {
      printf("%s : st_atime :  %u  <>  %u\n",
-            adrc, (unsigned int) s1.st_atime, (unsigned int) s2.st_atime);
+            a, (unsigned int) s1.st_atime, (unsigned int) s2.st_atime);
      differs= 1;
    }
  }
  if(flag&2) {
    if(s1.st_ctime != s2.st_ctime) {
      printf("%s : st_ctime :  %u  <>  %u\n",
-            adrc, (unsigned int) s1.st_ctime, (unsigned int) s2.st_ctime);
+            a, (unsigned int) s1.st_ctime, (unsigned int) s2.st_ctime);
      differs= 1;
    }
  }
  if(S_ISREG(s1.st_mode)) {
    fd1= open(adr1, O_RDONLY);
    if(fd1==-1) {
-     printf("%s : cannot open() : %s\n", adr1, strerror(errno));
+     printf("- %s : cannot open() : %s\n", adr1, strerror(errno));
      return(0);
    }
    fd2= open(adr1, O_RDONLY);
    if(fd2==-1) {
-     printf("%s : cannot open() : %s\n", adr2, strerror(errno));
+     printf("- %s : cannot open() : %s\n", adr2, strerror(errno));
      close(fd1);
      return(0);
    }
@@ -111,18 +132,18 @@ int Compare_2_files(char *adr1, char *adr2, char *adrc,int flag)
      if((r1==EOF && r2==EOF) || (r1==0 && r2==0))
    break;
      if(r1==EOF || r1==0) {
-       printf("%s : early EOF after %d bytes\n", adr1, r1count);
+       printf("- %s : early EOF after %d bytes\n", adr1, r1count);
        differs= 1;
    break;
      }
      r1count+= r1;
      if(r2==EOF || r2<r1) {
-       printf("%s : early EOF after %d bytes\n", adr2, r2count);
+       printf("- %s : early EOF after %d bytes\n", adr2, r2count);
        differs= 1;
    break;
      }
      if(r2>r1) {
-       printf("%s : early EOF after %d bytes\n", adr1, r1count);
+       printf("- %s : early EOF after %d bytes\n", adr1, r1count);
        differs= 1;
    break;
      }
@@ -137,7 +158,7 @@ int Compare_2_files(char *adr1, char *adr2, char *adrc,int flag)
    }
    if(diffcount>0) {
      printf("%s : Content differs by %.f bytes. First at %.f\n",
-            adr1, (double) diffcount, (double) first_diff);
+            a, (double) diffcount, (double) first_diff);
      differs= 1;
    }
  }