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Any Catalina mac utility to compare two folders?
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The diff app is present in Catalina. Open the Terminal and use diff as follows:
(remember to replace "/path/folder1" and "/path/folder2" with their respective paths or drag folders into the Terminal window)
For simple differences:
For recursive differences:
To learn more about how to use diff:
Press the "q" key to exit the man app.
(remember to replace "/path/folder1" and "/path/folder2" with their respective paths or drag folders into the Terminal window)
For simple differences:
Code:
diff /path/folder1 /path/folder2For recursive differences:
Code:
diff -r /path/folder1 /path/folder2To learn more about how to use diff:
Code:
man diff
Why don't you use Finder? Open the first folder, type .epub in the search box and drag&drop the files into the third folder. Do the same for the second folder. You will be prompted if there are files with the same name.
Kaleidoscope can drill down into folders like this—you drag the two folders you want to compare into it and it'll give you a side-by-side view of their contents. They have a 14 day free trial.