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Enter a command. For example: choco pin, ftype, cuninst, print.

comp

Compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/comp.

• Compare files interactively:
   
  comp
   
• Compare two specified files:
   
  comp {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
   
• Compare two sets of files:
   
  comp {{path/to/directory_1/*}} {{path/to/directory_2/*}}
   
• Display differences in decimal format:
   
  comp /d {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
   
• Display differences in ASCII format:
   
  comp /a {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
   
• Display line numbers for differences:
   
  comp /l {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
   
• Compare files case-insensitively:
   
  comp /c {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
   
• Compare only the first 5 lines of each file:
   
  comp /n={{5}} {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}