The COMPARE command compares items within files and highlights differences and insertions.
Format
COMPARE [DICT] filename {* | item-list} (options) WITH: [([DICT] filename)] {item-list} |
Parameter(s)
options |
The following options are supported: |
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C |
Allows lines beginning with an asterisk (comment lines) to be included in the COMPARE. |
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E |
Do not display the item-IDs of items that are identical. Should be used with the Z option. |
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H |
Highlights the first mismatching character for each block that mismatches. |
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L |
Generates an active select-list containing a list of items that are different. |
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Q |
Do not display different lines. Should be used with the Z and L options. |
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T |
Allows text to be compared. The T |
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Z |
Do not display identical lines. |
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Description
When you execute the COMPARE command line, the system returns a WITH: prompt at which you insert the additional required parameters.
Example
The following example compares all items from file1 with all matching items from file2:
COMPARE file1 * >WITH: file2 |
The following example compares item1 with item2 when where both items are from file1:
COMPARE file1 item1 >WITH: item2 |