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Meaning
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/?
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Displays command line documentation.
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/fv=<type>, /fileviewer=<type>
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Opens a new view of the given type. <type> can be any of:
"Text Compare"
"Text Merge"
"Hex Compare"
"Data Compare"
"Picture Compare"
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/sync
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Opens a Folder Sync view.
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/qc=<type>, /quickcompare=<type>
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Performs a quick comparison of the two files and sets the DOS ErrorLevel on exit. <type> can be size, crc, or binary, or can be left off to do a rules-based comparison. ErrorLevels are documented below.
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/mergeoutput=<Output File>
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Explicitly specifies merge output file.
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/ro, /readonly
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View is read-only.
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/lro, /ro1, /leftreadonly
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Left side is read-only.
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/rro, /ro2, /rightreadonly
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Right side is read-only.
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/cro, /ro3, /centerreadonly
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Center is read-only.
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/lefttitle=<Title>, /title1=<Title>
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Description to show in left path edit.
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/righttitle=<Title>, /title2=<Title>
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Description to show in right path edit.
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/centertitle=<Title>, /title3=<Title>
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Description to show in center path edit.
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/outputtitle=<Title>, /title4=<Title>
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Description to show in output path edit.
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/vcsleft=<path>
/vcsright=<path>
/vcscenter=<path>
/vcsoutput=<path>
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Path within the version control system. Used to select appropriate file format. Shown in the respective path edit if a title isn't given.
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/automerge
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Automatically merge the files and write to output, without user interaction. Merge output is not written if conflicts are found.
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/force
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Used in conjunction with /automerge to create an output file with CVS-style conflict markers if conflicts are found.
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/solo
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Forces a new instance of the program.
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/nobackups
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Disables backup file creation.
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/ignoreunimportant
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Turns on Ignore Unimportant Differences.
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/bds <file>
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Prompts to compare against previous revisions available in the CodeGear RAD Studio/Borland Developer Studio "__history" folders. Add to the IDE Tools menu with "/BDS $SAVE $EDNAME" as the parameters or use the Beyond Compare IDE Expert from JED Software, available at www.jed-software.com
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/favorleft
/favorright
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Non-conflicting changes from "favored" side are drawn without coloring or section lines in the merge output, and ignored unimportant conflicts automatically take changes from that side instead of the center.
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/savetarget=<path>
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Text Compare's Save command will overwrite the specified file rather than the original file.
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/reviewconflicts
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Automatically opens the interactive merge if conflicts are found during an /automerge.
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/silent
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Causes a script to be processed invisibly, bypassing the Task Bar entry and Scripting Status window. All interaction will be suppressed, so any unresolved issue that would normally show a dialog will log an error instead.
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/closescript
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Closes the script window on completion. Overrides the Close when finished setting in Tools > Options > Scripts.
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/filters=<file mask>
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Specifies filename filters to use in a Folder Compare or Folder Sync session. Separate multiple file masks with semi-colons. Surround the mask with quotes if it contains spaces.
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/expandall
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Initially expands all subfolders in a Folder Compare or Folder Sync session.
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