Beyond Compare

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Beyond Compare is a file comparison utility. Aside from simple comparison of files, the program is capable of doing side-by-side comparison of directories, FTP directories, and archives.

Beyond Compare allows you to quickly and easily compare your files and folders. You can compare entire drives and folders at high speed, checking just sizes and modified times. Or, thoroughly verify every file with byte-by-byte comparisons. FTP sites and zip files are integrated seamlessly, so you can update your website with the touch of a button.

1) Comparing Files and Folders:

There are various types of comparisons of the data. They are
1. Folder Compare
2. Text compare
3. Data compare
4. Hex compare
5. Mp3 compare
6. Picture compare
7. Version compare

 Folders Compare
This is a comparison of a local folder and an FTP site. Differences are highlighted in color. The default color for newer files is red

 Text Files Compare
This is a comparison of two source code files. Specific differences are marked with red text, and the entire line is given a light red background to indicate the presence of a difference. Gutter buttons and hotkeys let you quickly copy sections of code from one side to the other.
 The Version Compare view compares executable files (such as .exe and .dll) and shows differences in version information.
 The Hex Compare view shows differences byte-by-byte in a typical hex dump layout.

 The MP3 Compare view will compares mp3 files, showing differences in tags.
 The Data Compare view will compare the data of two different folders or text documents
 The Picture Compare will compare the differences between the two pictures of any format like jpeg, bmp etc...

2) Synchronize Folders


Beyond Compares’ intuitive Folder Sync interface lets you reconcile differences in your data automatically. You can efficiently update your laptop, backup your computer, or manage your website, and Beyond Compare will handle all the details. You can copy to and from disks, FTP servers, and zip files, all using the same interface. Anything you don't want affected can be easily filtered out, and all of the powerful comparison techniques are available, making the backup as fast or robust as you need.

A dedicated Folder Sync session is useful for synchronizing folders. The preview pane clearly shows the operations that will be performed.


3) Text Merge

Introduced in version 3, Beyond Compares’ new merge view allows you to combine changes from two versions of a file into a single output. Its intelligent approach allows you to quickly accept most changes while carefully examining conflicts. Color coding and section highlighting allow you to accept, reject, or combine changes, simply and easily. And, you can change any line in the output with the built-in syntax-highlighting editor. By using Beyond Compares’ powerful file type support and ability to favor changes from one file, you can trivially accept many changes without even seeing them.

You can use Beyond Compare directly from most version control systems, giving you all of the powerful comparing and merging support you need when you need it most. Integrated source control commands are also available, allowing you to check in and checkout files without interrupting your work.

This is a comparison of three files at the top and the merged, editable output at the bottom. The center file is the common ancestor of the two later versions. Left and right changes are automatically included in the output. Merge is a feature.
Key Points
• The important features of the Beyond Compare software tool are as follows
1. Shows in-line changes
2. Directory comparisons
3. Binary Comparison
4. 3-way comparison
5. Merge Comparison
• Beyond Compare software will support for the following

i. Zip support
ii. FTP support
iii. Unicode Support
iv. Patch creation


FOLDER COMPARISON














“Folder comparison” of the two folders ‘ISTQB SAMPLE PAPERS’ folder and ‘DNSR’ folder

HEX COMPARISON















“Hex comparison” of two files namely ‘123.txt’ and ‘456.txt’

PICTURE COMPARISON














“Picture Comparison” of the two images namely ‘Blue Hills.jpg’ and ‘Winter.jpg’

VERSION COMPARISON














“Version Comparison” of the two different versions of the Beyond compare software namely ‘Beyond Compare version 3.0.15.9758’ and ‘Beyond Compare version 3.1.11.12204’

TEXT MERGE COMPARISON














“Text Merge Comparison” of the text from two different text documents namely ‘456.txt’ and ‘123.txt’

FOLDER SYNCHRONIZATION COMPARISON















“Folder synchronization comparison” of two different folders namely ‘folder 1’ and ‘folder 2’

MP3 COMPARISON














“Mp3 comparison” of two different mp3 format songs ‘Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 .wma’ and ‘New Stories.wma’

TEXT COMPARISON















“Text Comparison “of two different text documents ‘123.txt’ and ‘456.txt’


DATA COMPARISON














“Data Comparison” of two different text documents ‘123.txt’ and ‘456.txt’