Hello,
I want to compare two folders on Windows(Vista, XP) which have large number of huge size files, which i need to compare. If i use beyond compare or such tool to compare the folders it is taking lot and lot of time if i do it manually. I need to add that folder comparison to batch file.
So, On a Windows(XP, Vista), Is there any command(inbuilt dos command) or any 3rd party tool/utility(Commercial or freeware - either) to compare two folders using command line.
-AD.
I use Cygwin's versions of the Unix command line tools:
diff -r dir1 dir2
I've also used MinGW in the past. Both have a few gotchas, but are "close enough." For visual diffs, I like WinMerge pretty well.
There is the built in command COMP that you could use. It depends a little bit on what you actually want to compare.
Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMP [data1] [data2] [/D] [/A] [/L] [/N=number] [/C]
data1 Specifies location and name(s) of first file(s) to compare.
data2 Specifies location and name(s) of second files to compare.
/D Displays differences in decimal format.
/A Displays differences in ASCII characters.
/L Displays line numbers for differences.
/N=number Compares only the first specified number of lines in each file.
/C Disregards case of ASCII letters when comparing files.
To compare sets of files, use wildcards in data1 and data2 parameters.
Use a syntax like COMP c:\folder1 c:\folder2 to compare all files in folder1 with the content of folder2. If you need to recurse into the subdirectories, you need to use a batch script using a FOR loop and the PUSHD and POPD command.
Just leave a comment, if you need help with that.