File Compare
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In computing, fc (File Compare) is a command-line program in DOS, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems, that compares multiple files and outputs the differences between them.[2][3] It is similar to the Unix commands comm, cmp and diff.
History
The fc
DEC Rainbow release)[4] and is included in all versions of Microsoft Windows.[5]
fc has also been included in IBM OS/2 Version 2.0.[6]DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the
fc command.[7]The command is also available in
GPLv2+.[8]
Functionality
fc can compare
standard output
. The output of fc is intended primarily to be human readable and may be difficult to use in other programs.
See also
- Data comparison
- comp (command)
- List of DOS commands
References
- ^ OS/2 Museum
- ^ "fc Microsoft Docs". Microsoft.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Fasthelp". Technet.microsoft.com. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Rainbow MS-DOS Version 2.11 Documentation : Digital Equipment Corporation October 1984
- ^ MS-DOS and Windows command line fc command
- ^ OS/2 2.0 Redbooks Volume 2 - DOS and Windows Environment (GG24-3731)
- ^ DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips
- ^ "FreeDOS 1.2 Updates Package - fc (FreeDOS Base)". Ibiblio.org. 2005-01-10. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ FC - file compare - Windows CMD - SS64.com
Further reading
- Cooper, Jim (2001). Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Third Edition. ISBN 978-0789725738.
- John Paul Mueller (2007). Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. ISBN 978-0470165799.
External links
Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Guide to Windows Commands