You can omit the second number in the range to leave the range open-ended, in which case the range extends to the end of the line. To specify a range of columns, use the format n-m.

Column numbers should be separated by commas. Ignore characters in the following column numbers/ranges checkbox edit fieldĮnter the columns that you want ignored when comparing lines. Ignore characters in the following column numbers/ranges checkboxĬheck this option to enable the column filters entered below. Ignore differences in line-ending characters (CR and LF)Ĭheck this option to make Merge ignore differences between Windows-style line endings ( CR LF), UNIX line endings ( LF) and Macintosh line endings ( CR) when comparing files. This is particularly useful if you are comparing source code for case-insensitive programming languages.

Ignore differences in character caseĬheck this option to make Merge ignore the case of characters within lines. Ignore all differences in whitespaceĬheck this option to ignore all whitespace (spaces, tabs, carriage returns, and line endings) within lines when comparing files. Treat consecutive whitespace as a single spaceĬheck this option to ignore differences caused by the introduction of extra whitespace characters following an existing whitespace character. Ignore differences in whitespace at the end of linesĬheck this option to ignore whitespace (spaces, tabs, carriage returns, and line endings) at the end of lines when comparing files.

Ignore differences in whitespace at the start of linesĬhoose this option to ignore whitespace (spaces, tabs, carriage returns, and line endings) at the start of lines when comparing files. This can improve the quality of comparison results for supported files.Īutomatically added synchronization links are coloured grey, rather than the usual blue, thus distinguishing them from manually added links. function and class definitions) in certain types of files. When checked, this option automatically creates synchronization links between recognized semantic elements (e.g.

Automatically link recognized semantic elements (functions, classes, etc.) The controls on this page enable you to set options that apply to all file comparisons performed by the file and folder comparison windows.

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