File comparison in computing compares the contents of computer files, finding their common contents and their differences. The result of the comparison may be presented in a graphic user interface or as part of larger tasks in networks, file systems, or revision control.
Some widely-used file comparison programs are diff, cmp, FileMerge, Araxis Merge, WinMerge, Beyond Compare, and Microsoft File Compare.
Many text editors and word processors perform file comparison to highlight the changes to a document.
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