How does Notepad++compare two file codes? Notepad++ is a necessary text editing software for programmers, with small size and high efficiency. When editing two files, many users will use Notepad++ to find out the difference between the codes of the two files and edit them. So how does Notepad++ compare files? The following small series introduces users to compare two file codes using Notepad++. Friends who are interested in learning may wish to have a look with Bian Xiao!

How Notepad++compares two file codes;

1. To compare the two, you need to install a plug-in in Notepad++ now, and click Plug-in, Plug-in Manager and Show Plug-in Manager in the menu, as shown in figure 1:

Display plug-in manager

(Figure 1)

2. Enter the plug-in management list, check the "Compare" option of the plug-in and click the "Install" button, as shown in Figure 2:

compare

(Figure 2)

3. In this case, the plug-in will download the plug-in in official website and wait for a period of time, as shown in Figure 3:

Plugin component

(Figure 3)

4. During the plug-in installation, you can click OK to get a message, as shown in Figure 4:

Install plug-in

Install plug-in

(Figure 4)

5. After the installation is completed, Notepad++ will automatically restart. After restarting, drag two files that need to be compared into Notepad++ software, as shown in Figure 5:

Notepad++

(Figure 5)

6. Then click the option of the plug-in and compare ""in the menu, as shown in Figure 6:

Plugin component

(Figure 6)

7. By comparing the differences between the two files, we can see that if there are differences, they are all marked with background color to distinguish the differences between the two files, as shown in Figure 7:

Code differences between two files