Setting File Compare/Merge Options

You can use the File Compare/Merge options to configure its behavior and screen display. You can only set options in the main and standalone File Compare/Merge windows. The options available depend on which version of File Compare/Merge you are using. For example, if you are using the main File Compare/Merge in the client, folder options are not available since you can not compare folders in this version. All options are available in the standalone File Compare/Merge.

To set File Compare/Merge options

  1. Start File Compare/Merge.
  2. On the File Compare/Merge menu, choose Tools > Options ( Ctrl+O ).
  3. Select the page of options you want to change: General, File Comparison, or Folder Comparison.

    There are general options, and options specific to file or folder comparisons and merges.

  4. Make the changes you want, then click OK .
Note: You can reset the options to their default values by deleting the config.properties user settings file found in your <username>\.fcm folder. (For example, in Windows it would be C:\Documents and settings\<user home>\.fcm\config.properties).