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I want to do some file comparison in Sublime Text 2, I have done a bit of research and found out that:

  1. Sublime text has a built-in diff feature but its features are limited open a folder (Click "File" | "Open Folder..." And choose a folder at a level that contains both files), Sumblime Text 2 will open a new window. Multi-select the two files you want to compare in the sidebar, then right-click and choose "Diff Files...". see quora.com/Sublime-Text/Can-you-compare-files-code-within-Sublime-Text-2

  2. There are 2 good plugins that do the job: Sublimerge and FileDiffs

However I could not find a clear explanation of the differences between them. I suspect that rather that one beeing better than an other, one would fit one type of usage more than another, but I may be wrong.

Thanks in advance

Adriano
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  • just a small correction: you don't **need** to choose a folder at a level that contains both files - you can add multiple folders and multi-select between them. – Kevin Friedheim Oct 23 '14 at 02:09

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Sublimerge has the ability to ignore whitespaces and caps and generally is a more feature rich diff tool where as FileDiffs is good for quick and dirty diffs.

Here are some of the available options you can turn on and off in Sublimerge.

Lenny
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  • Can you provide more details regarding the difference of features (via editing your answer) ? Link to resources proving your points also welcome ;-) – Adriano Oct 13 '14 at 19:25