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Diff and Merge Tools

First off, let me tell why I am putting this information as tips. I have found that people in software industry (I always avoid using words Architects, Consultants, Programmers) use aging command line tools to check the differences between files and merge them. They eat up a lot of time (in review/inspection sessions, etc) and still love their old tools. Give these tools a try, folks! Save others' time, if you can't save yours. Get out from the old rut!

I am mentioning just one tool. There are umpteen tools available nowadays.

Winmerge

WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

Ref:

http://winmerge.org/

Happy Learning!