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Published: 2014 © 2014 Altova GmbH Table of Contents 1 Altova DiffDog 2014 3 2 Introduction 6 2.1 P..r..o.d..u..c..t. .F..e.a..t.u..r.e..s. ..................................................................................................... 7 2.2 D...i.f.f.D...o..g. .T...e.r..m..i.n..o..lo..g..y.. .............................................................................................. 9 2.3 ..C..o..m...p..a.r..is..o..n. .M....o.d..e.. ................................................................................................. 11 3 The DiffDog Interface 14 4 Comparing Files 18 4.1 ..O...p.e..n..i.n.g.. .a.. .F..i.le.. .C...o.m...p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. .W...i.n..d.o..w... ....................................................................... 20 4.2 ..S..e..le..c..t.i.n.g.. .F..i.l.e.s.. .f.o..r. .C...o.m...p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. ............................................................................... 21 4.3 ..M...o..d..if..y.i.n..g.. .t.h.e.. .F..i.l.e. .C...o..m..p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. .O...p.t.i.o..n..s. ................................................................... 25 4.3.1 .O...p..t.io..n..s. .f..o.r.. .T..e..x.t. .C...o..m..p..a..r.i.s.o..n...................................................................... 25 4.3.2 .O...p..t.io..n..s. .f..o.r.. .X..M...L... .C..o..m...p.a..r.i.s..o.n..................................................................... 26 4.4 ..R..u..n..n..in..g.. .a.. .F..il.e.. .C..o..m...p..a.r..is..o..n. ..................................................................................... 32 4.5 ..D...is..p..la..y..i.n.g.. .D...i.f.f.e..r.e..n..c.e..s.. .in.. .F..i.l.e.s.. ............................................................................... 33 4.5.1 .T..e..x..t. .V...ie..w.................................................................................................. 33 4.5.2 .G...r.i.d. .V...i.e..w.................................................................................................. 35 4.6 ..E..d..i.t.in..g.. .F..i.le..s.. .......................................................................................................... 39 4.6.1 .C...h.a..n..g..in..g.. .t.h..e. .C...o..n.t.e..n..t................................................................................ 39 4.6.2 .C...h.a..n..g..in..g.. .t.h..e. .S..t.r..u.c..t.u..r.e............................................................................... 40 4.7 ..F..i.n.d..i.n..g. .a..n..d.. .R..e..p..la..c..i.n.g.. .T..e..x..t. .................................................................................... 41 4.7.1 .S..e..a..r.c..h.i.n..g.. .T..e..x.t. .V...i.e..w.................................................................................. 41 4.7.2 .S..e..a..r.c..h.i.n..g.. .G..r.i.d.. .V...ie..w................................................................................... 44 4.8 ..S..a..v.i.n..g.. .F..il.e..s. ........................................................................................................... 46 5 Comparing Directories 48 5.1 ..O...p.e..n..i.n.g.. .a.. .D...ir..e.c..t.o..r.y.. .C..o..m...p..a.r..is..o..n. .W....i.n.d..o..w... .............................................................. 51 5.2 ..S..e..le..c..t.i.n.g.. .D...i.r.e..c.t.o..r.i.e..s. .f..o.r.. .C..o..m...p.a..r.i.s..o.n.. ...................................................................... 52 Altova DiffDog 2014 1 5.3 ..M...o..d..if..y.i.n..g.. .t.h.e.. .D...i.r.e..c.t.o..r.y.. .C...o.m...p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. .O..p..t.i.o..n.s.. .......................................................... 55 5.4 ..R..u..n..n..in..g.. .a.. .D..i.r.e..c..t.o..r.y.. .C..o..m...p.a..r.i.s..o.n.. ............................................................................ 56 5.5 ..C..o..n..f.i.g..u.r..in..g.. .t.h..e. .V...i.e..w.. ............................................................................................. 57 5.6 ..D...is..p..la..y..i.n.g.. .D...i.f.f.e..r.e..n..c.e..s.. .in.. .D...i.r.e..c.t.o..r.i.e..s. ...................................................................... 59 5.7 ..C..o..m...p..a.r..in..g.. .F..i.le..s.. .f.r.o..m... .w..i.t.h..i.n. .a.. .D...i.r.e..c.t.o..r.y.. .C...o.m...p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. .............................................. 61 5.8 ..S..y..n.c..h..r.o..n..iz..i.n.g.. .D...i.r.e..c.t.o..r.i.e..s. ....................................................................................... 62 5.8.1 .F..u..l.l .S..y..n..c..h.r..o.n..i.z.a..t.i.o..n................................................................................... 63 5.8.2 .A...d..a.p..t.i.n..g. .t.h..e.. .S..y..n.c..h..r.o..n..iz..a..t.io..n.. .S..e..t.t.in..g..s......................................................... 63 5.8.3 .C...h.a..n..g..in..g.. .t.h..e. .S..y..n..c..h.r..o.n..i.z.a..t.i.o..n. .A...c..t.i.o.n..s......................................................... 64 5.8.4 .S..t.a..r.t.i.n..g. .a.. .D...i.r.e..c.t.o..r.y.. .S..y..n..c.h..r.o..n..i.z.a..t.i.o.n............................................................ 66 6 Navigating Differences 70 7 Merging Differences 72 8 Exporting Differences 74 9 Saving and Loading Comparisons 76 10 Comparison Management Options 78 10.1 ..A...u.t.o..m...a..t.ic.. .C...o.m...p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. .F..u.n..c..t.i.o.n..s.. ........................................................................... 79 10.2 ..R..e..c..e..n.t.l.y.. .C..o..m...p..a.r..e.d.. .P..a..i.r.s.. ...................................................................................... 80 11 DiffDog Options 82 11.1 ..A...p.p..l.i.c.a..t.i.o..n. ............................................................................................................ 83 11.2 ..F..i.le.. .C...o.m...p..a..r.i.s.o..n.. .................................................................................................... 85 11.3 ..D...ir..e.c..t.o..r.y.. .C..o..m...p..a.r..is..o..n. ............................................................................................ 87 11.3.1 .D...e..f.i.n.i.n..g.. .a. .F..i.l.t.e..r........................................................................................ 89 11.4 ..F..i.le.. .T..y..p..e..s. ............................................................................................................. 92 12 User Reference 96 12.1 ..T..o..o..lb..a..r. .i.c..o.n..s.. ........................................................................................................ 97 12.2 ..F..i.le.. .M...e..n..u.. ............................................................................................................. 99 2 Altova DiffDog 2014 12.2.1 .C...o.m...p..a..r.e.. .F..il.e..s........................................................................................... 99 12.2.2 .C...o.m...p..a..r.e.. .D..i.r.e..c..t.o..r.i.e.s.................................................................................. 99 12.2.3 .O...p..e.n............................................................................................................ 99 12.2.4 ...C..l.o..s.e....................................................................................................... 100 12.2.5 ...C..l.o..s.e.. .A...l.l................................................................................................ 100 12.2.6 ...S..a..v.e........................................................................................................ 100 12.2.7 ...S..a..v.e.. .A...s.................................................................................................. 101 12.2.8 ...E..x..p..o.r..t. .D..i.f.f..e.r..e.n..c..e..s..................................................................................... 101 12.2.9 ...P..r.i.n..t.......................................................................................................... 101 12.2.10...P..r.i.n..t. .P..r.e..v..i.e.w............................................................................................ 101 12.2.11...P..r.i.n..t. .S..e..t.u.p.................................................................................................. 101 12.2.12...E..x..i.t........................................................................................................ 101 12.3....E..d..it. .M....e.n..u.. ........................................................................................................... 102 12.3.1 ...U...n.d..o....................................................................................................... 102 12.3.2 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