fc
Compare the differences between two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fc.
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Compare 2 specified files:
fc {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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Perform a case-insensitive comparison:
fc /c {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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Compare files as Unicode text:
fc /u {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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Compare files as ASCII text:
fc /l {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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Compare files as binary:
fc /b {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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Disable tab-to-space expansion:
fc /t {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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Compress whitespace (tabs and spaces) for comparisons:
fc /w {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
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