Adobe 38040334 - Dreamweaver CS3 User Manual page 104

If you use
FileMerge
BBEdit
TextWrangler
Note: The usr folder is normally hidden in Finder. However, you can access it with the Browse button in Dreamweaver.
Note: The actual results displayed depends on the diff tool you are using. Check the user manual for your tool to under-
stand how to interpret the results.
Compare two local files
You can compare two files located anywhere on your computer.
In the Files panel, Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) the two files to select them.
1
To select files outside your defined site, select your local disk from the left pop-up menu in the Files panel and then
select the files.
2 Right-click one of the selected files and select Compare Local Files from the context menu.
Note: If you have a one-button mouse, Control-click one of the selected files instead.
The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.
Compare two remote files
You can compare two files located on your remote server. You must define a Dreamweaver site with remote settings
before you can accomplish this task.
In the Files panel, display the files on the remote server by selecting Remote View from the right pop-up menu.
1
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) the two files to select them
2
Right-click one of the selected files and select Compare Remote Files from the context menu.
3
Note: If you have a one-button mouse, Control-click one of the selected files instead.
The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.
Compare a local file to a remote file
You can compare a local file to a file located on your remote server. To do this, you must first define a Dreamweaver
site with remote settings.
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In the Files panel, right-click a local file and select Compare With Remote from the context menu.
Note: If you have a one-button mouse, Control-click the local file instead.
The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.
Compare a remote file to a local file
You can compare a remote file to a local file. You must define a Dreamweaver site with remote settings before accom-
plishing this task.
1 In the Files panel, display the files on the remote server by selecting Remote View from the right pop-up menu.
Right-click a file in the panel and select Compare with Local from the context menu.
2
Select the following file
usr/bin/opendiff
usr/bin/bbdiff
usr/bin/twdiff
September 4, 2007
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