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Comparing directories

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by rgooding Aug 17, 2001 last reply Nov 15, 2001

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Is there a way to compare the contents of a directory and its sub-directories? I am comparing a directory in our test area to a directory of the same name in the live area and would like to see the programs that are missing.

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by sixfourtykilo Aug 17, 2001

Old dos versions used to come with a file called FC.COM which was a File Compare executable that would also allow you to compare directories. NT still comes with the file COMP.EXE. You can use either of these files to compare directories.

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by rgooding Nov 15, 2001

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by rgooding Aug 17, 2001

This questin applies to unix.

by don christner Aug 17, 2001

Two ways come to mind. Run Windows Explorer split screen (or two instances) and compare them. Or, from a DOS windows type: COMP path1 path2 -N=1. (Subsitute your paths for path1 and path2). This will show you differances between the two sets of files and show you if a file is not found in one of the paths.

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