The Merge toolbar includes the following functions:
Basic (size and date only) |
sets active folder compare mode to Basic (size and date only) |
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Full (byte-by-byte) |
sets active folder compare mode to Full (byte-by-byte) |
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Smart (includes text compare with ignore options) |
sets active folder compare mode to Smart (includes text compare with ignore options) |
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Recursive Compare |
compares all subdirectories of folders specified for compare rather than just the top level directory |
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Parent Directory |
resets all panes of directory compare to parent directory |
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Reset Column Widths |
optimizes columns widths for Folder Mode display |
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Folder Compare Symbols |
displays dialog with folder compare legend defining folder compare symbols |
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merges selection from left file to right file overwriting active block |
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Merge First to Second (After the block) |
merges selection from left file to right file after selected block |
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Merge First to Second (Before the block) |
merges selection from left file to right file before selected block |
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merges selection from right file to left file overwriting active block |
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Merge Second to First (After the block) |
merges selection from right file to left file after active block |
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Merge Second to First (Before the block) |
merges selection from right file to left file before active block |
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Line Mode Merge |
toggles Line Mode / Block Mode Merge |
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saves all merged changes |
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Undo All Changes |
restores both files to last saved state |
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reverses last merge operation |
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Go |
starts comparison of specified files/folders |
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repeats compare to refresh differences indicated |
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Stop Compare |
stops active compare |
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Maximize First Pane |
toggles display of first pane between maximum and default sizes |
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Maximize Second Pane |
toggles display of first pane between maximum and default sizes |
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Maximize Third Pane |
toggles display of first pane between maximum and default sizes |
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displays line numbers in the compared files |
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Relational Lines Mode |
changes presentation of text compare to display linking and border lines for differenced blocks between matching blocks of text |
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Show Active Line Window |
displays active line window to highlight differences between the lines which have focus in the active compare |
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displays the output window where the results of the commands executed for the active session are displayed |
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Show Workspace Manager |
displays the Workspace Manager including the Explorer and Sessions panes |