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MS DOS Command: FC

Reference from Microsoft WinXP cmd help

Description

Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them

Syntax

FC [/A] [/C] [/L] [/LBn] [/N] [/OFF[LINE]] [/T] [/U] [/W] [/nnnn] [drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2

FC /B [drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2

Parameters

names	Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted.
/A	Displays only first and last lines for each set of differences.
/B	Performs a binary comparison.
/C	Disregards the case of letters.
/L	Compares files as ASCII text.
/LBn	Sets the maximum consecutive mismatches to the specified number of lines.
/N	Displays the line numbers on an ASCII comparison.
/OFF[LINE]	Do not skip files with offline attribute set.
/T	Does not expand tabs to spaces.
/U	Compare files as UNICODE text files.
/W	Compresses white space (tabs and spaces) for comparison.
/nnnn	Specifies the number of consecutive lines that must match after a mismatch.
[drive1:][path1]filename1	Specifies the first file or set of files to compare.
[drive2:][path2]filename2	Specifies the second file or set of files to compare.