Comparing Folders and Files in Version Control

This section explains how to compare folders and files. You can compare two server folders, two local folders, or a server folder against your local folder and view the differences between the contents of each folder. You can compare two server files, two local files, or a server file against a local file and view the differences between the files.

In This Section

• How to: Associate a File Type with a Difference Tool
  Describes how to associate a specific file type with a third-party comparing or difference tool

• How to: Compare Two Folders
  Describes how to compare two server folders, two local folders, or a server folder and a local folder.

• Folder Comparison Filters
  Describes the name filters used to match the names of files or folders you are comparing.

• How to: Compare Two Files
  Describes how to view the differences between two server files, two local files, or a server file and a local file.

• How to: View File Changes Using Annotate
  Describes how to annotate a version control file to see who made changes and what changes they made in all previous versions of the file.

See Also

Other Resources

Resolving Folder Differences and File Conflicts (Team Foundation Version Control)