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Compare list of files using beyond compare

I'm trying to compare subset of files between two folders using beyond compare.

example: folder A , and folder B. I want to compare specific files from the directories :

c/d/foo.java

e/f/bar.java

filter won't help here since I want to choose files by name, not by file extension.

Solution

  • Beyond Compare's filename filters can include path information or complete filenames; they're not limited to just extensions. From the File Masks topic in the help:

    Relative file masks affect files or folders in specific locations.
    p\f f must be in folder p.
    .\f f must be in the base folder.
    ...\f f may have zero or more parent folders.

    Examples:
    Windows\*.txt affects any text file in any included folder named Windows.
    ...\Windows\*.txt affects any text file in any folder named Windows.
    .\Windows\*.txt affects any text file in a folder named Windows that is in the base folder.

    For your specific example, you can use c/d/foo.java just like you wrote it.