A file comparison utility helps you visually compare and merge the differences between two (or more) different versions of the same file, or detect the variations between two different sets of data. These types of utilities are often called 'Diff' programs. DiffFork is a diff tool for Mac OS X. DiffFork can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual format. * Block Guide and Scrolling in Sync. Commercial Mac.
'FileDifference' is a folders/files content differencing tool for developer and release engineers.
It can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle, such as colored side-by-side view, highlights changes within line and more.
'FileDifference' is highly useful for determining what has changed between project versions.
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Features
'FileDifference' has many helpful supporting features that make comparing between types of files and folders as easy and useful as possible:
·General
◦Support comparing of file content, file size, file last modified date
◦Support exclusive filter
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◦Support comparing of files with formats as below:
⁃.h, .m, .c, .cpp, .mm, .txt, .xml, .html, .plist, .java, .py, .sh, .php, .asp, .jsp, .strings, .pch, .rtf, .js, .css
·File Compare
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◦Visual differencing types of files with formats as mentioned above.
◦Flexible viewer with line numbers, word-wrap and difference summary overview.
◦Highlights differences inside lines
◦Difference pane shows current difference in two vertical panes
◦Location pane shows map of files compared
◦fast search to locate line.
·Folder Compare
◦Regular Expression based file filters allow excluding and including items
◦Fast compare using file sizes and dates
◦Compares one folder or includes all subfolders
◦Can search file in compare result
“FileDifference” offers a quick, intuitive, and powerful way to keep your files/folders in sync with simple clicks. With this tools,your tasks of double checking and version control can be much easier. Just compare it!
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Best Diff Tool For Windows
I use meld on Linux and I am able to compare two pieces of text without having to save them in files. Is there something similar for Mac and Windows?
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NotePad++ with the Compare plugin on Windows:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/
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TextWrangler for OS X does a nice diff of either files on disk or documents being edited.
That would allow you to make two empty docs, paste your text into each of them and run the diff.
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The meld tool has been ported to Mac OS X and is available via 'fink'.
You will need to install fink first however, and I believe you can get started here.
Mac Directory Diff
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