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Batch file to compare 2 folders Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 11 months ago. Active 8 years, 11 months ago. Viewed 4k times. Any help would be appreciated. John Go John Go 83 1 1 silver badge 7 7 bronze badges. Which operating system are you using?

Is the modified date different on the folders or the files inside? MortenSickel I'm guessing from the tag it's cmd on windows. The modified date is different on the files inside the folder. I would like to verify if there difference in the file based on the modified date.

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Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Reconsniper1 Thread Starter. Joined Apr 16, Messages Hello All! I have searched the web looking for the answer to several of my questions in a attempt to find the answer to many of my batch questions.

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Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. Asked 8 years, 5 months ago. Active 1 year, 11 months ago. Viewed 8k times. I would like to write a short. Folder 1: Contains some files. Folder 2: Contains some files. How can I compare two files in a batch file?

Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 8 months ago. Active 3 years, 11 months ago. Viewed 70k times. I've tried something like: if file1. Thanks in advance. Chad 6, 2 2 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 32 32 bronze badges. Cory Walker Cory Walker 4, 4 4 gold badges 26 26 silver badges 32 32 bronze badges.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. I believe you can use the "FC" command and then check the errorlevel. Could you clarify -- does errorlevel 0 mean the same, errorlevel 1 mean different?