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Ignore file names when comparing directories?
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 6:06 am
by eyecube
Might sound like an odd thing to want to do, but is it possible to ignore file names when comparing directories? For example, to compare on time stamp, file size and CRC, regardless of whether names match or not? I realise this would require checking each file in directory 1 against each file in directory 2 (at least until a match is found), thus taking a lot longer, but it would help me out immensely on a project I am working on where identical files need to be named differently for dissemination on different platforms.
Thanks,
Pete.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 6:12 am
by psguru
No, this is not possible with ExamDiff Pro or any other diff tool I'm aware of.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 6:32 am
by eyecube
psguru wrote:No, this is not possible with ExamDiff Pro or any other diff tool I'm aware of.
Shame. Is that because it would be difficult to implement, or because not many people need / would use it?
Thanks for your very rapid response!
Pete
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 5:20 pm
by psguru
I'd say both.
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:18 am
by zweistein
There are tools to match identical files regardless of names. I'm pleased with Total Commander (
http://www.ghisler.com). It's search includes an effective "Find duplicate files" on same name and/or size and/or contents.
ExamDiff, on the other hand, is about examining differences, and almost every file would be different from any other, so how could it know which difference you're interested in?
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:36 am
by eyecube
Great, thanks for the info. I'll check it out.