Content ComparisonsActions > Compare Contents |
In the Actions menu, the Compare Contents Content comparison methods CRC comparison compares files using their CRC values. Binary comparison compares files byte-by-byte. Rules-based comparison compares files based on their file format associations. It allows you to define unimportant differences, such as changes in whitespace or source code comments. A rules-based comparison can also ignore differences in file encoding or line endings. Results of content comparisons CRC and Binary comparisons return one of these results:
Rules-based comparisons have a built-in binary comparison and return one of these results:
When content comparisons are performed Content comparisons are performed: ·when a folder session is loaded, and its session settings call for automatic content comparisons ·explicitly, when the Compare Contents ·when a pair of files is opened in a file session |