5.1.7.24. FC

Help of the DOS Command FC

Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them:

FC [/A] [/C] [/L] [/LBn] [/N]
   [/OFF[LINE]] [/T] [/U] [/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.

/OFF[LINE]:

Do not skip files with offline attribute set.

/T:

Does not expand tabs to spaces.

/U:

Compare files as UNICODE text files.

/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.

Note

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