Compare text files with ExamDiff
Have you ever needed to find the differences between two text files? You may not need to everyday, but if/when you ever do, ExamDiff really makes it easy. ExamDiff is a freeware Windows tool for visual file comparison. It has a number of simple and convenient features that many users have been asking for a long time from a file comparison tool.
As soon as you run the program, you will see the following window:
For my first example I’ve used a php file that is used on this site. I copied the file and then made a minor change to the second one. I replaced a semicolon for a colon at the end of line #45 and it picked it up right away.
My second example uses a normal text file. Unfortunatly, the free version doesn’t support wordwrap so it only shows you the line in which the difference takes place.
Once you scroll to the right (both sides simultaneously), you can see the difference.
In all my examples, the highlighted text is a bright green color. That’s not the default color. To change the color of the highlighted lines go to options > display.
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