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Vista's FC Command

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

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

/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.

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