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Re: Check if files equal

• Posted by r.schr at t-online.de Jul 07, 2002
• 426 views

10963508 at europeonline.com wrote:
> 
> What is the fastest way of checking if two very large files (~500 MB) are
> equal?
> I was thinking about this:
> -name
> -size
> -date last modified
> -pick about 10 random positions and check if bytes at those positions in
> both files match.
> 
> Is there any better and faster way that I'm not aware of?
>

T think the fastest way to ensure the exactly equal contents is to use
the Window command: "FC /B filename_1 filename_2"; the /B means binary
comparison. "FC /?" will give you all possible parameters.

Have a nice day, Rolf