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# fc
> Compare the differences between two files or sets of files.
> Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files.
> More information: <https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fc>.
- Compare 2 specified files:
`fc {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`
- Perform a case-insensitive comparison:
`fc /c {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`
- Compare files as Unicode text:
`fc /u {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`
- Compare files as ASCII text:
`fc /l {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`
- Compare files as binary:
`fc /b {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`
- Disable tab-to-space expansion:
`fc /t {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`
- Compress whitespace (tabs and spaces) for comparisons:
`fc /w {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}`