comp

Compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/comp.

• Compare files interactively:
  comp
• Compare two specified files:
  comp {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
• Compare two sets of files:
  comp {{path\to\directory1}}\* {{path\to\directory2}}\*
• Display differences in decimal format:
  comp /d {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
• Display differences in ASCII format:
  comp /a {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
• Display line numbers for differences:
  comp /l {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
• Compare files case-insensitively:
  comp /c {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
• Compare only the first 5 lines of each file:
  comp /n={{5}} {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}