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Program that compares two files

Let's say I have two files.. I want to compare them side-by-side and see what's added... anyone know?

Essentially they are the SAME file.

+2  A: 

fc(file compare) in DOS?

Bunnit  2010-08-22 03:24:09
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Use diff on linux/unix or windiff on windows.

Ian  2010-08-22 03:24:26
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If you are looking for any *nix based system there is one built in called 'diff' as Raoul mentioned ... there is also 'compare' in the Windows command line which will do essentially the same (but not as thorough) ...

Otherwise you are going to need to be a bit more specific about what you want.

judda  2010-08-22 03:24:34
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Beyond Compare

fastcodejava  2010-08-22 03:26:07
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DiffMerge from SourceGear is also a nice tool, and it's free.

David Hoerster  2010-08-22 03:43:09

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