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Beyond Compare for ubuntu

• diff
• fcomp

For fcomp you need to install fhist.

apt-get install fhist

Then i tried meld . This is a Gnome based file comparison tool for ubuntu. you can install this using ubuntu software center. This is an opensource one. But its not working as expected [ May be i am not know the power of meld  ]. I just tried some files.

When i was a windows user [till using windows in my office] i used beyond compare. That is too good for file compare and merge. Now i searched that software for ubuntu. Yes they provide software for Linux too..

I installed beyond compare in ubuntu 10.04.

steps:

• Download deb file from here http://www.scootersoftware.com/bcompare-3.1.11.12238_i386.deb
• Just open the file “with Debi package installer”
• Click the button “Install package”

Here some screen shots:

After installing you can open bcompare from Application –> Programming –> Beyond Compare

For file comparison you can Right click in a file and choose scripts –> Select for compare

Now the File difference

The winmerge is the best windows Bcompare alternative. For more info http://winmerge.org/ . This is a freeware and opensource. But its only available for windows not for linux

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