How do I check if there is different text on notepad files same name

jk22 · 25 Mar 2018

Hey guys,

Anybody know any notepad application where I can check what is changed on same notepad files with same name but different sizes.

Regards.

RickC · 25 Mar 2018

DiffVue (30-day trial) or Beyond Compare (free trial) will do that.

EDIT: I forgot, use Notepad++ and add the 'compare' plugin as @lx07 advises in post #4.

Hope this helps...

Berton · 25 Mar 2018

jk22 said:

Hey guys,

Anybody know any notepad application where I can check what is changed on same notepad files with same name but different sizes.

Regards.

Hopefully you have the "same name" files in different Folders, can't save 2 or more files of the exact same name in the same Folder, have to be different by at least one character. Other details such as size, date, etc., don't count.

lx07 · 25 Mar 2018

I use Notepad++ compare plug in. Open both files and it will automatically highlight added/changed or removed lines.

It is free: Notepad++ v7.5.6 - Current Version

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z3r010 · 25 Mar 2018

I was just going to suggest that myself, however when I looked at my notepad++ the plugin wasn't there anymore.

lx07 · 25 Mar 2018

z3r010 said:

I was just going to suggest that myself, however when I looked at my notepad++ the plugin wasn't there anymore.

The plugin loader seems to have gone in latest build.

You can download the compare plugin here Release v2.0.0 pnedev/compare-plugin· GitHub

Then copy contents to "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins" depending if you installed 64 or 32 bit version of Notepad++.

Works fine.

RickC · 25 Mar 2018

z3r010 said:

I was just going to suggest that myself, however when I looked at my notepad++ the plugin wasn't there anymore.

I found that too. I had to manually update Notepad++ to v7.5.6 and, when I did, the 'Compare' plugin was there.

cereberus · 25 Mar 2018

command prompt

fc file1.txt file2.txt

Callender · 25 Mar 2018

Another option.

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Diff PluginGitHub - colinta/SublimeFileDiffs: Show diffs between the current file, or selection(s) in the current file, and clipboard, another file, or unsaved changes.

ReadMeSublimeFileDiffs/README.md at master Â· colinta/SublimeFileDiffs Â· GitHub

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Drop plugin here:

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Packages

Quick test:

Open File:

How do I check if there is different text on notepad files same name-sublime-text-1.jpg

Open second file with same file name but differences in text:

How do I check if there is different text on notepad files same name-sublime-text-2.jpg

Compare via Diff File right click menu. Results:

How do I check if there is different text on notepad files same name-sublime-text-diffs.jpg

jk22 · 26 Mar 2018

lx07 said:

I use Notepad++ compare plug in. Open both files and it will automatically highlight added/changed or removed lines.

It is free: Notepad++ v7.5.6 - Current Version

Whats that mean ? How to know which one is same on both text files ?