Dr. Philip A. Tresadern

Hints: MS DOS/Windows

Comparing two files

Comparing two text files is a common task and there are plenty of useful tools to help visualize the differences side by side (e.g. TortoiseSVN's diff tool). Though it is less useful to visualize the differences between binary files, it is still sometimes useful to know whether they are in fact identical. DOS's 'fc' command compares both text and binary files.