ScriptMerge compares files side-by-side and highlights the differences.
To compare files
Click File > Compare files:
1.In the Left File window, navigate to the folder.
2.Select a file in the Name window below.
3.In the Right File window, navigate to the folder.
4.Select the other file to compare in the Name window below.
5.Click Compare Files.
When the files are first opened, ScriptMerge displays the differences as gray, light yellow, and dark yellow colored lines. The current difference—in this case the first difference—is highlighted in varying shades of red:
•Light yellow indicates words that have changed.
•Dark yellow indicates a line that contains a change.
•Dark grey lines indicate a line that was deleted.
To see the highlighting in action, change a line and save it. The changes will be reflected in the comparison.
You can customize the comparison differences coloring in File > Settings > Merge Options > Color Options.
To step through the differences
•In the Differences section, click Next and Previous to go back and forth through the differences:
The current difference is highlighted in different shades of red:
Click Highlight Diff to add extra emphasis to the changed elements for the current difference:
To merge the differences
•In the Merge section, select Right or Left:
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