1. About This Document

This is a manual for WinMerge 2.4.

This manual is important reading for old and new users of WinMerge 2.4. There are lot of new features and improvements to old features in 2.4. Reading this manual ensures user knows abilities and limitations of WinMerge.

Please read at least the following chapters:

The Quick start -chapter gets user quickly started with WinMerge. After reading this chapter you know WinMerge basic usage.

The Comparing Folders -chapter guides to folder comparison.

The Comparing Files -chapter guides to file comparison.

The Options and Configuration -chapter helps to customize WinMerge to your needs.

Following chapters are suggested reading for more efficient working with WinMerge:

The Opening Files and Folders -chapter introduces several ways (there are many!) to open files and folders to WinMerge. Do you know how to use Shell Extension context menu in advanced mode?

The Plugins -chapter introduces plugins.

The Filters -chapter guides to using file- and line -filters.

The Commandline -chapter lists commandline parameters for WinMerge (for using with other tools).

The FAQ chapter contains answers to many common questions asked from developers. Please check first if your question is answered there before submitting questions to SourceForge.net.