Ignore file names when comparing directories?

eyecube · Post by **eyecube** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:06 am

Might sound like an odd thing to want to do, but is it possible to ignore file names when comparing directories? For example, to compare on time stamp, file size and CRC, regardless of whether names match or not? I realise this would require checking each file in directory 1 against each file in directory 2 (at least until a match is found), thus taking a lot longer, but it would help me out immensely on a project I am working on where identical files need to be named differently for dissemination on different platforms.

Thanks,

Pete.

Post by **psguru** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:12 am

No, this is not possible with ExamDiff Pro or any other diff tool I'm aware of.

eyecube · Post by **eyecube** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:32 am

psguru wrote:No, this is not possible with ExamDiff Pro or any other diff tool I'm aware of.

Shame. Is that because it would be difficult to implement, or because not many people need / would use it?

Thanks for your very rapid response!

Pete

Post by **psguru** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:20 pm

I'd say both.

zweistein · Post by **zweistein** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:18 am

There are tools to match identical files regardless of names. I'm pleased with Total Commander (http://www.ghisler.com). It's search includes an effective "Find duplicate files" on same name and/or size and/or contents.
ExamDiff, on the other hand, is about examining differences, and almost every file would be different from any other, so how could it know which difference you're interested in?

eyecube · Post by **eyecube** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:36 am

Great, thanks for the info. I'll check it out.