Software:Microsoft File Compare
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On a Microsoft computing environment, fc (File Compare) is a command-line program that compares multiple files and outputs the differences between them.[1][2] The fc command has been included in Microsoft operating systems since MS-DOS 2.11 (e.g. on the 1984/85 DEC Rainbow release.[3]) and is included in all versions of Microsoft Windows.
The command is similar to the Unix commands comm, cmp and diff.
Functionality
fc can compare text files as well as binary files. The latest versions[which?] can compare ASCII or Unicode text. The result of comparisons are output to the standard output. The output of fc is intended primarily to be human readable and may be difficult to use in other programs.
See also
- Data comparison
- List of DOS commands
References
- ↑ "Microsoft Corporation". http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/fc.mspx?mfr=true. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ "Fasthelp". https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722865.aspx#XSLTsection124121120120. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ Rainbow MS-DOS Version 2.11 Documentation : Digital Equipment Corporation October 1984
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