fc
Compare the differences between two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fc.
- Compare 2 specified files:
fc {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
- Perform a case-insensitive comparison:
fc /c {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
- Compare files as Unicode text:
fc /u {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
- Compare files as ASCII text:
fc /l {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
- Compare files as binary:
fc /b {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
- Disable tab-to-space expansion:
fc /t {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}
- Compress whitespace (tabs and spaces) for comparisons:
fc /w {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}