On 15 August 2012 06:08, Gregory Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a brand new user, trying to figure out how to use it. It seems > intuitive, but I'm confused. > > I need to compare hundreds of files in dozens of directories. > > I have the "pristine" copy of dir structure & files in the left pane. In > the right I have the dir structure which contains files which are to some > degree different from the pristine copy. > > I have the "New" and "Modified" buttons upper right depressed. > > When I compare the two I have many files in bold red. That, I believe > means that the files are different, right? When I R-click a file and > "Compare" the files open left and right pane, and a lightbulb with > "Files are identical" shows on both files. > > Why are files which are identical flagged in red bold? > > And I *finally* found two files, bold red, which when I compare, yes, the > two are different and I can see the difference in the code. So that > diffeernce report is accurate. > > How do I see ONLY the files which are different?
This almost always happens because the files have different line endings (e.g., \r vs \r\n). The directory comparison works byte-by-byte, whereas the file comparison splits on lines. As a result, if you have end-of-line differences between the files, directory comparison will show those as being different. For a bit of discussion, see: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=547743 If it turns out that your files have identical line endings, then please let us know, as it's probably a new bug. cheers, Kai _______________________________________________ meld-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/meld-list
