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<a href="http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/filecomparison.shtml" rel="ugc">http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/filecomparison.shtml</a>
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http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/filecomparison.shtml [http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/filecomparison.shtml]

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Here's a good one that compare files and directories.<br />
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<a href="http://fcu.smibe.com/" rel="ugc">http://fcu.smibe.com/</a><br />
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MrClean
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Here's a good one that compare files and directories.

http://fcu.smibe.com/ [http://fcu.smibe.com/]

MrClean

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There is also emacs ediff:<br />
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<a href="http://www.futureone.com/~sponge/tutorial/emacs/ediff.html" rel="ugc">http://www.futureone.com/~sponge/tutorial/emacs/ediff.html</a><br />
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There is also emacs ediff:

http://www.futureone.com/~sponge/tutorial/emacs/ediff.html [http://www.futureone.com/~sponge/tutorial/emacs/ediff.html]



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If you're using Windows, you should try WinDiff. &nbsp;This was published by Microsoft in 1998(?). &nbsp;It's a graphical tool (of course) that compares files. &nbsp;Not sure if it compares directories. &nbsp;You can obtain it at <a href="http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/ScriptsGuy/windiff.zip" rel="ugc">http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/ScriptsGuy/windiff.zip</a>.
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If you're using Windows, you should try WinDiff.  This was published by Microsoft in 1998(?).  It's a graphical tool (of course) that compares files.  Not sure if it compares directories.  You can obtain it at http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/ScriptsGuy/windiff.zip [http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/ScriptsGuy/windiff.zip].

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linux<br />
cygwin<br />
diff --side-by-side --width=200 file1 file2 | less
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linux
cygwin
diff --side-by-side --width=200 file1 file2 | less

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<a href="http://www.textpad.com" rel="ugc">www.textpad.com</a><br />

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www.textpad.com [http://www.textpad.com]


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total commander <a href="http://www.ghisler.com" rel="ugc">www.ghisler.com</a>&nbsp;can compare two files, <br />
and display the different. (even for Directories)<br />
it is very easy to use.
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total commander www.ghisler.com [http://www.ghisler.com] can compare two files,
and display the different. (even for Directories)
it is very easy to use.

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Any suggestion for free editor that compares 2 files
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Any suggestion for free editor that compares 2 files

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