#COMPARE FOLDERS WINDOWS OFFLINE#

The comp command prompts you for the locations and names of the new files. When finished, comp displays the following message: The comp command reports the results of the comparison for each file matching data1. If you use wildcard characters ( * and ?) to specify multiple files, comp finds the first file that matches data1 and compares it with the corresponding file in data2, if it exists. Then, run the comp command again, using the /n option to compare only the first portion of each file. To compare these files anyway, press N to stop the command. If the file sizes are different and /n isn't specified, the following message is displayed: Files are different sizes You must specify /n to compare files of different sizes. You can use wildcard characters ( * and ?) to specify file names. The files that you compare can have the same file name, provided they're in different directories or on different drives. If the comp command can't find the specified files, it will prompt you with a message about whether you want to compare additional files. If data2 contains only a drive letter or a directory name, the default file name for data2 becomes the same name as for data1.

If data1 contains only a drive letter or a directory name with no file name, this command compares all of the files in the specified directory to the file specified in data1. If you omit necessary components of either data1 or data2, or if you omit data2 entirely, this command prompts you for the missing information. Messages appear in the following format: Compare error at OFFSET xxxxxxxxĪfter ten unequal comparisons, comp stops comparing the files and displays the following message: Each message indicates the offset memory address of the unequal bytes and the contents of the bytes (in hexadecimal notation unless the /a or /d command-line parameter is specified).

#COMPARE FOLDERS WINDOWS OFFLINE#

Processes files with the offline attribute set.ĭuring the comparison, comp displays messages that identify the locations of unequal information between the files. Performs a comparison that is not case-sensitive. (The default format is hexadecimal.)ĭisplays the number of the line where a difference occurs, instead of displaying the byte offset.Ĭompares only the number of lines that are specified for each file, even if the files are different sizes. You can use wildcard characters ( * and ?) to specify multiple files.ĭisplays differences in decimal format. Specifies the location and name of the second file or set of files that you want to compare. You can use wildcard characters ( * and ?) to specify multiple files. Specifies the location and name of the first file or set of files that you want to compare. If used without parameters, comp prompts you to enter the files to compare. When this command compares files, it displays their location and file names.

These files can be stored on the same drive or on different drives, and in the same directory or in different directories. Compares the contents of two files or sets of files byte-by-byte.

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