However it is handy for a fast check of whether two files are the same or not (especially useful for binary data files). The command cmp does not list differences like the diff command. Use the command cmp to check if two files are the same byte by byte. In general, executable (ready-to-run) programs are often identified as binary files and given a file name extension of “. When you launch a file compare operation on binary files, WinMerge opens each file in the binary file editor.Ī binary file is a file whose content must be interpreted by a program or a hardware processor that understands in advance exactly how it is formatted. WinMerge can detect whether files are in text or binary format.
You get pretty formatted two columns output where differences are highlighted. Radiff2 is a tool designed to compare binary files, similar to how regular diff compares text files.
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