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WinMerge is a free software tool for data comparison and merging of text-like files. It is useful for determining what has changed between versions, and then merging changes between versions. WinMerge runs on Microsoft Windows.
This article compares computer software tools that compare files, and in many cases directories or folders, whether it is their main purpose or as part of more general file management. General [ edit ]
In an April 2009 review, Beyond Compare received four out of five rating stars from CNET.The reviewers initially found the user interface to be "a little overwhelming," but they "quickly got the hang of it" after using the program for a while. [4]
Some widely used file comparison programs are diff, cmp, FileMerge, WinMerge, Beyond Compare, and File Compare. Because understanding changes is important to writers of code or documents, many text editors and word processors include the functionality necessary to see the changes between different versions of a file or document.
The "Criss-cross-merge" problem in software version control. In the left half 2 areas are being modified, and . ′ and ″ are successively modified versions. The solution is shown in the right half: a virtual ancestor (the dashed circle) is created.
Software for file comparison. ... WinMerge This page was last edited on 28 September 2014, at 03:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Category for free and open-source software that runs exclusively on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Free and open-source software portal See also: Category:macOS-only free software and Category:Linux-only free software
Meld is a visual diff and merge tool, targeted at developers. It allows users to compare two or three files or directories visually, color-coding the different lines. Meld can be used for comparing files, directories, and version controlled repositories.