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File: DiffBinHelp {{{ DiffBin - binary file compare. (c) 2000 - C.D.Wright DiffBin reads two binary files, comparing them bytewise. Upon finding a difference it reports the offsets into the two files and attempts to resynchronise. It does this by finding small pieces that can be excised from each, up to a total over both files of <matchlimit> bytes, to leave the next <syncsize> bytes identical. The sizes removed are also reported. Command Line ============ Examples: DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 DiffBin:DiffBin -1 name1 -2 name2 DiffBin:DiffBin -file1 name1 -file2 name2 DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 -to results DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 -ss 256 DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 -hex DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 -ml 1k -ws 2m DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 -quiet DiffBin:DiffBin name1 name2 -print -to results When run from the command line, the program takes several parameters to control its behaviour. These are (optional components given in square brackets): [ -1 or -file1 ] file_name [ -2 or -file2 ] file_name [ -to or -output file_name ] [ -ss or -syncsize ] [ -ml or -matchlimit ] [ -ws or -workspace ] [ -print ] : send output to screen ( forced unless -output is also present ) [ -help ] : print the help file [ -hex or -hexdecimal ] : report numbers in hex [ -quiet ] : only report differences In the absence of the keywords -syncsize, -matchlimit or -workspace, default values are used. When provided, these values may have "k", "K", "m" or "M" appended to indicate that the size is in kilobytes or megabytes as appropriate. DiffBin also has a DDEUtils front end, kindly provided by N.S.Walker of Wynded Software. Thanks Neil. If DDEUtils is present then DiffBin will be installed on the icon bar and then operation is largely self-explanatory. Neil was also involved in discussions during the design phase. This software is deemed to be "ThanksWare". If you use it at all, please let me know. Suggestions for improvements will be considered, especially if accompanied by suitable code. Please do not distribute altered versions. mailto:DiffBin@solipsys.co.uk }}}