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Beyond Compare is a data comparison utility. Aside from comparing files, the program is capable of doing side-by-side comparison of directories, FTP and SFTP directories, Dropbox directories, Amazon S3 directories, and archives.[1] It is available for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux operating systems. A strength of Beyond Compare is that it can be configured as difftool and mergetool of version control systems, such as git.

Beyond Compare 4 is a data comparison utility of Scooter Software, Inc.

The programm is capable of doing

  • side-by-side file comparison with special comparison view for tables (csv, Excel) and pictures.
  • side-by-side comparison of directories, FTP and SFTP directories, Dropbox directories, Amazon S3 directories, and archives.
  • 3-way file and directory merging.

It is available for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux operating systems.

A strength of Beyond Compare is that it can be configured as difftool and mergetool of version control systems, such as git.

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Beyond Compare folder compare shows files that have no difference

I am using Beyond Compare 4 (64-bit Edition, Version 4.1.5, build 21031). This is a new application to me. I want to compare two folders (current source code tree versus previous release). More than looking at individual differences, I want to know…
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Compare files .class Beyond Compare 4

I'm using Beyond Compare 4 (4.1.9) in order to compare war files. I need to compare the files .class that I find in the several packages. How I can compare them using this product (Beyond Compare 4)? Otherwise there is another product which can…
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3-way merge not working on beyond compare 4 with git

I am unable to do a 3-way merge with beyond compare 4 to resolve any git conflicts. When there are conflicts I type git mergetool it opens a beyond compare tab but instead of a 3-way merge its a normal diff view. The version of Beyond Compare is…
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How can I see the xltrail-generated diff of an Excel workbook in Beyond Compare?

I'm using Git for Windows with the xltrail extension to provide a readable output when using git diff . I'm also using the graphical diff/merge tool Beyond Compare 4 Pro which runs when using git difftool and provides a nice…
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What is the right merge script in the eclipse of using tfvc on MacOS?

How to use beyond compare as the merge tool in eclipse. I am using TFVC on MacOS by eclipse integration plug-in. My merge tool edit scrpts: "/Applications/Beyond Compare.app/Contents/MacOS/bcomp" %1 %2 %3 %4 -lefttitle=%6 -centertitle=%7…
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Git merge with beyond compare

I've recently purchased beyond compare pro to merge code shared with git (of which I have a very limited understanding). I now have two branches, a master and a feature. I recently pulled the master from remote so that now the master is a few…
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Compare two SVN revisions with beyond compare 4

I try to compare two revisions with the folder compare of Beyond Compare 4. But I fail to connect my SVN-folder, I get an error. When I connect to the SVN-repository with my TortoiseSVN, I'm asked for user and password and I'm connected without…
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Beyond Compare 4 failing as git difftool on OSX when already running

I've recently switched to using Beyond Compare as my git difftool/mergetool on OSX. It works fine when Beyond Compare is not already running - git difftool A B works as expected with A appearing in the left pane and B appearing in the right…
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Automating merge conflict resolution

I'm using git mergetool with beyondcompare4 for solving git merge conflicts. In my project files I often have tags for date/time/version-list that always gives me an merge conflict. I would like to automate the resolutions of those conflicts. For…
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Beyond Compare 4 shows "Editing disabled" when resolving a merge from Mercurial

I used Beyond Compare 3 for years as a merge tool. I'm familiar with how it works. I recently installed Beyond Compare 4 (Version 4.2.6) and Mercurial uses it as the visual editing tool for resolving merge conflicts when this command is entered: hg…
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How to compare two folders without opening beyond compare window from CLI?

I want to compare two folders and all I have is directory path of two folders. How to use Beyond Compare 4 CLI commands to compare them without actually opening the window. I have been using the below command but it opens up the window every…
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Getting Beyond Compare to Match Similar Lines Properly

I am using Beyond Compare 4.1.6 to diff text configuration files. There is one configuration parameter per line, and each line is formatted as follows: := I would like to configure Beyond Compare such that it will align only lines when the : portion…
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MAC OSX, Beyond compare as Perforce's merge tool

As described in the title, I want to config Beyond compare as Perforce merge tool. reference to the following link (http://www.scootersoftware.com/support.php?zz=kb_vcs), I tried these steps: Choose Preferences from the Edit menu. Switch to the…
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How to use Visual Studio diff *only* for git diffs started from Visual Studio

I have configured my Git for Windows installation to use Beyond Compare (BC) for diffs and merges from the command line. Unfortunately, when I'm working in Visual Studio 2022 and start a comparison for a file in the Git Changes tab, it starts BC to…
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Beyond Compare 4 and Visual Studio 2019

I have configured Beyond Compare 4 as an external tool. And now I see bizarre behavior. It works as expected for the first compare (first tab of the Beyond Compare). But when I'm opening a send tab (starting to compare a send file without closing…
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