Compare files to solve a mess!

[atferrari]

I need to compare two VERY long files (originally they were copies of the same original). (ASM for micros).

By mistake I applied different changes to each other but I can not say who is who now. (The chance exists that I also made uncomplete changes, which adds some more to this).

**broken link removed** Shame on me!!

I don't even dare to compare both visually even if printed.

I am pressed by kind of a deadline to see in which one I progressed the most to continuous from there.

Is it any freeware that I could download and use out of the box? Just to know where the files differ from each other.

Just tried some, but no one is freeware.

 

[futz]

Just tried some, but no one is freeware.

Googled and found these:
https://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp
https://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/google-docs-free-online-file-comparison-software/2414/

 

[pwssr]

This is a great Open Source version

https://winmerge.org/

 

[prabs1976]

I personally use this !! It can also generate html reports to share with your team members and is absolutely free **broken link removed**

 

[AtomSoft]

freeware

https://www.contexteditor.org/

 

[pwssr]

He said COMPARE - not editor.

 

[Papabravo]

I vote for ExamDiff

 

[AtomSoft]

He said COMPARE - not editor.

No disrespect intended but learn to read:

Text Editor Features

    * unlimited open files
    * unlimited editing file size, 4kB line length
    * powerful syntax highlighting for:

    * C/C++
    * Delphi/Pascal
    * Java
    * Java Script
    * Visual Basic
    * Perl/CGI
    * HTML
    * CSS
    * SQL
    * FoxPro
    * 80x86 assembler
    * Python
    * PHP
    * Tcl/Tk
    * XML
    * Fortran
    * Foxpro
    * InnoSetup scripts

    * powerful custom defined syntax highlighter
    * multilanguage support

    * English
    * German
    * French
    * Croatian
    * Chinese
    * Czech
    * Danish
    * Dutch
    * Estonian
    * Esperanto
    * Spanish
    * Galego
    * Italian
    * Hungarian
    * Portuguese (Brazil)
    * Russian
    * Slovakian
    * Polish
    * Lithuanian
    * Latvian
    * Slovenian
    * Turkish

    * project workspaces support
    * unicode UTF8 support
    * code templates
    * customizable help files for each file type
    * file explorer with favorites list
[B]    * file compare[/B]
    * export to HTML/RTF
    * conversion DOS->UNIX->Macintosh file formats
    * editing position remembering across files
    * macro recorder
    * commenting/uncommenting code
    * text sort
    * normal and columnar text selection
    * bookmarks
    * search and replace with regular expressions
    * search and replace text in all open files
    * incremental search with text emphasizing
    * C/Java-style block auto indent/outdent
    * customizable color printing with print preview
    * exporting configuration stored in registry
    * customizable syntax highlighter colors, cursors, margin, gutter, line spacing...
    * user definable execution keys, depending on file type
    * capturing console applications standard output
    * compiler output parser for positioning on error line
    * powerful command line handler

I happen to use it for my web designing and it has lots of cool features

EDIT: In fact if you download it and compare it to the screen shot of the WinMerge its almost the same and WinMerge is also a editor with that feature so please post common sense only

Features

    * Visual differencing and merging of text files
    [B]* Flexible editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers and word-wrap[/B]
    * Handles DOS, UNIX and MAC text file formats
    * Unicode support
    * Difference pane shows current difference in two vertical panes
    * Location pane shows map of files compared
    * Highlights differences inside lines in file compare
    * Regular Expression based file filters in directory compare allow excluding and including items
    * Moved lines detection in file compare
    * Creates patch files
    * Resolve conflict files
    * Shell Integration (supports 64-bit Windows versions)
    * Rudimentary Visual SourceSafe and Rational ClearCase integration
    * Archive file support using 7-Zip
    * Plugin support
    * Localizable interface
    * Online manual and installed HTML Help manual

 

[DSG]

If you are running MS Windows, you already have a file compare program. Open a DOS box (command prompt) and use fc. fc /? will display help. Also, you may want to use short simple filenames so you don't have to use quotes.

 

[David James]

Not freeware, but shareware with a 30-day free trial period: Beyond Compare (**broken link removed**.

 

[atferrari]

Winmerge

Thanks for all that replied.

Winmerge worked out of the box. All solved in less than one hour.

What a valuable tool!