What is the best way to compare 2 folder trees on windows?

Question

Hello.

I'm movimg a repository from sourcesafe to subversion and i need to ensure that vital points are equal. Is it any existing command / tool for windows that allows me to compare two folder trees that they are equal (has equal folder structure and files of same content)? The ideal will be something command-line like:

some_cool_compare c:\current_vss c:\current_svn -exclude .svn;*.vspscc;*.scc

Is it some tool / command exist or i need to write a script of my own?

Answer 1

If you can use a GUI tool, the best I tried is WinMerge (http://winmerge.org) - open source.

If not, then diff is your friend (e.g. http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm)

Answer 2

Beyond compare allows you to do that and much more.

It's one of those tools I can't live without.
Take a look here for a reference on the scripting options