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Syntax
Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between
them.
FC [/A] [/C] [/L] [/LBn] [/N] [/T] [/W] [/nnnn] [drive1:][path1]filename1
[drive2:][path2]filename2
FC /B [drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2
| /A |
Displays only first and last lines for each set of differences. |
| /B |
Performs a binary comparison. |
| /C |
Disregards the case of letters. |
| /L |
Compares files as ASCII text. |
| /LBn |
Sets the maximum consecutive mismatches to the specified number of lines. |
| /N |
Displays the line numbers on an ASCII comparison. |
| /T |
Does not expand tabs to spaces. |
| /W |
Compresses white space (tabs and spaces) for comparison. |
| /nnnn |
Specifies the number of consecutive lines that must match after a mismatch. |
| [drive1:][path1]filename1 |
Specifies the first file or set of files to compare. |
| [drive2:][path2]filename2 |
Specifies the second file or set of files to compare. |
Examples
fc c:\autoexec.bat c:\config.sys Give a
file comparison between the the config.sys and the autoexec.bat
in the current directory. fc c:\autoexec.bat c:\config.sys /b
Give a file comparison between the the config.sys and the autoexec.bat
in the current directory in binary format.
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