Using VS2012 diff tool from console

Question

Is it possible to use VS 2012 diff tool from console like below?

compare.exe c:\file1 c:\file2

Also you can run diff tool from Command Window and it will run in the same instance of VS.
```
Tools.DiffFiles c:\file1 c:\file2
```
Moreover there is an extension for VS 2012.

please see this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13752998/compare-two-files-in-visual-studio-2012 — juFo, Oct 24 '16 at 07:34

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 27 '12 at 03:28

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devenv /diff c:\file1 c:\file2

answered Jun 27 '12 at 03:28

James McNellis

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Thank you! Just want to note that this option is available only for VS11. – k0stya Jun 27 '12 at 06:53
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Is there a way to invoke merging via console? `devenv /diff file1 file2 baseFile mergedFile` does not work – Rishabh Apr 18 '13 at 23:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 14 '21 at 14:36

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To open the Visual Studio Code Diff Tool from cmd or powershell you can enter the following command and need to specify your files of course:

code --diff <path1> <path2>

answered Sep 14 '21 at 14:36

baltermia

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