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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical => Applications => Topic started by: karotlopj on May 07, 2016, 01:53:40 pm

Title: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: karotlopj on May 07, 2016, 01:53:40 pm
I'm looking for an editor which can show two files side by side and highlight the differences between them.

Anyone know of anything like this?
Title: Re: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: Andreas Schnellbacher on May 07, 2016, 04:04:06 pm
I'm looking for an editor which can show two files side by side and highlight the differences between them.
I use NEPMD for editing and KDiff3 for file comparison. KDiff3 is by far the best app for that, IMO.
Title: Re: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: karotlopj on May 07, 2016, 05:04:55 pm
That looks like just what I'm looking for... but I can't find anywhere to download it from..
Title: Re: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: Michaelhz on May 07, 2016, 05:51:36 pm
For kdiff3 use http://trac.netlabs.org/qtapps/wiki/QT4%20Development
Title: Re: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: Andi B. on May 07, 2016, 09:52:41 pm
Beside kdiff3 DIffzilla included in VisualSlickEdit and SmartSync (Java) do a pretty good job on comparing files or directories.
Title: Re: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: Dariusz Piatkowski on May 08, 2016, 05:27:02 am
PMDiff is pretty slick...easy too...
Title: Re: File comparison editor wanted
Post by: Andreas Schnellbacher on May 08, 2016, 05:11:29 pm
That looks like just what I'm looking for... but I can't find anywhere to download it from..
Download: http://trac.netlabs.org/qtapps/wiki/QT4%20Development (http://trac.netlabs.org/qtapps/wiki/QT4%20Development)
Installation: http://www.ecsoft2.org/kdiff3 (http://www.ecsoft2.org/kdiff3) and the included readme.
Documentation: http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/doc/index.html (http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/doc/index.html)

Note that I didn't have to install anything mentioned on ecsoft2.org. (The packages were already installed for other apps.) Even cups.dll is not required to start and use that app.