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Amitabha613
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Compare directories, with only subdirectories being marked

Post by *Amitabha613 »

I'm sorry my question is pretty basic. I use TC 8.01

How do I compare 2 directories with lots of subdirs in them and get only differently named subdirs selected? No files in root directories themselves, all files are in subdirs.

It's like this:

Dir 1:

Subdir A
Subdir B
Subdir C
Subdir Y (different name)

Dir 2:

Subdir A
Subdir B
Subdir C
Subdir X (different name)
Subdir Z (different name)

The compare directories command only mark different files it seems, but not subdirs.

I'm familiar with the Syncronize directories function, but cannot get the desired result with it.

Can anyone help please? Thanks in advance.
sexy69
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Post by *sexy69 »

Maybe this will help?

1.cm_CompareDirsWithSubdirs

or

2.[em_Compare]
cmd=cm_FocusLeft,cm_SelectAllFiles,cm_FocusRight,cm_SelectAllFiles,cm_CompareDirsWithSubdirs,cm_ShowOnlySelected,cm_ClearAll,cm_FocusLeft,cm_ShowOnlySelected,cm_ClearAll
Amitabha613
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Post by *Amitabha613 »

cm_CompareDirsWithSubdirs worked, what a wonderful solution.

Thank you very much!
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