[sCAPe]

i was wondering which program other people are using for comparing 2 files (and/or folders), especially for xml-updates in xbmc.

currently i am using winmerge and find it quite good, but it has a major flaw:
when comparing, winmerge displays the current line which is different in those 2 files.
but i want it to show me only the string or character in the line which has changed instead of the complete line, so i haven't got to search the whole line and find the string/character which is different.

is there an option in winmerge to show only the different string in the selected line?

which programs do you use for file comparing?

[Bobbin007]

try araxis merge, imo the best merge program.

greets

bobbin007

[Bernd]

at work we use beyond compare.

it is quite good.

you can define your own comparison rules for specific filetypes
don't know whether a rule for xml is already build in.

it doesn't support 3 way comparison/merge like araxis merge prof.
but it costs only $30 :-)

bernd