DIRCOMP                                 Charles Petzold
Lists two directories side-by-side	    Version 1.0
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Purpose
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Permits comparison of the contents of two directories
in alphabetical order, with the options of redirecting
the screen display either to a file or to a printer.

Format
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    DIRCOMP directory1 directory2

Remarks
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The directories to be compared do not need to be on
the same drive. Use the normal DOS backslash (\)
character in specifying the path to a desired
directory. The DOS "wildcard" characters (* and ?)
may be used to limit the filenames displayed.

Identically-named files are shown side-by-side to
facilitate comparison of their size, date, and time.
Other filenames are presented alphabetically in their
respective directory columns. Press [Pause] to halt
the display scrolling temporarily; striking any
key thereafter causes scrolling to resume.

In comparing large directories it is frequently
desirable to redirect the output of DIRCOMP either to
a file (which you can then call up with your word
processor) or to a printer.

Example
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To create a file called COMPARE.TMP in the root
directory of drive C: (your currently active drive)
that compares the listings in your \LETTERS
subdirectory with the files contained on a floppy disk
in drive B: you would enter:

    DIRCOMP \LETTERS B: > \COMPARE.TMP

Example
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To print out the same comparison without creating a
file, you would enter:

    DIRCOMP \LETTERS B: >PRN
