Curses - I edited the wrong file

Count yourself lucky if you’ve never done this:

You decide to so editing on a file. After you’ve spent considerable time editing you discover that you haven’t been editing the most current version of the file. Now you’ve got to remember each and every change you made to the file and apply them to

Count yourself lucky if you’ve never done this:

You decide to so editing on a file. After you’ve spent considerable time editing you discover that you haven’t been editing the most current version of the file. Now you’ve got to remember each and every change you made to the file and apply them to the newest version.

Raise your hands if you’ve ever done this.

If you didn’t raise your hand, you’re likely new to this, or very lucky.

If you’re really unlucky, you’ll discover that you were actually making changes in an archived folder and not your current folder. I will admit that I’ve made this mistake a few times. Perhaps that’s why there’s so few hairs left on my head.

The Good News

Fortunately there is a solution to the above problems. The first is a free program called WinMerge. WinMerge allows you to compare two different versions of a file and see the differences between them.

Some screenshots of the software are available here:

http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/2.2/screenshots.php

This program is guaranteed to save you valuable editing time. To download the program go to

http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/

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