comp Command Examples
Compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/comp.
- Compare files interactively:
comp
- Compare two specified files:
comp {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
- Compare two sets of files:
comp {{path\to\directory1}}\* {{path\to\directory2}}\*
- Display differences in [d]ecimal format:
comp /d {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
- Display differences in [a]SCII format:
comp /a {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
- Display [l]ine numbers for differences:
comp /l {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
- Compare files [c]ase-insensitively:
comp /c {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}
- Compare only the first 5 lines of each file:
comp /n=5 {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}