Comparing
The Workbench allows for the comparison of multiple resources
and for the presentation of the results in a special compare editor.
Setup
Before commencing with compare a few files must be created. This
will also be a good time to recap some of the basic features that have already
been introduced.
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Start by selecting all of the projects in one of the navigation
views and deleting them by using Delete on the pop-up menu.
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Create a new simple project using File > New > Project.
Be sure to give the project a distinct name by typing unique name as the
name of the new project (for example, "JaneQUserCompare"). Do
not use spaces or special characters in the project name.
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Use the project's pop-up menu to create a file called file1.txt.
In the editor for file1.txt type the following lines of text
and save the file:
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
This is line 3.
This is line 4.
This is line 5.
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In one of the navigation views select file1.txt and use Ctrl+C
to copy the file.
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Use Ctrl+V (Paste) to create the copy. In the name conflict
dialog which appears, rename the file to file2.txt.
(On the Mac, use Command+C and Command+V.)
There are now two identical files, file1.txt and file2.txt.