Compare before putting files, Compare files when synchronizing, About site cloaking – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 User Manual
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File management
Last updated 6/3/2015
Compare before putting files
If you edit a file locally and then try to upload it to your remote server, Dreamweaver will notify you if the remote
version of the file has changed. You have the option of comparing the two files before you upload the file and overwrite
the remote version.
Before you start, you must install a file comparison tool on your system and specify it in Dreamweaver.
1
After editing a file in a Dreamweaver site, put the file (Site > Put) to your remote site.
If the remote version of the file has been modified, you’ll receive a notification with the option of seeing the
differences.
2
To view the differences, click the Compare button.
The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.
If you haven’t specified a file comparison tool, you are prompted to specify one.
3
After you’ve reviewed or merged the changes in the tool, you can proceed with the Put operation or cancel it.
Compare files when synchronizing
You can compare the local versions of your files with the remote versions when you synchronize your site files with
Dreamweaver.
Before you start, you must install a file comparison tool on your system and specify it in Dreamweaver.
1
Right-click anywhere in the Files panel and select Synchronize from the context menu.
2
Complete the Synchronize Files dialog box and click Preview.
After you click Preview, the selected files and the actions that will be taken during synchronization are listed.
3
In the list, select each file you want to compare and click the Compare button (the icon with two small pages).
Note: The file must be text-based, such as HTML or ColdFusion files.
Dreamweaver starts the comparison tool, which compares the local and remote versions of each file you selected.
More Help topics
Cloaking files and folders in your Dreamweaver site
About site cloaking
Site cloaking enables you to exclude files and folders from operations such as Get or Put. You can also cloak all files of
a particular type (JPEG, FLV, XML, and so on) from site operations. Dreamweaver remembers your settings for each
site so that you don’t have to make selections each time you work on that site.
For example, if you’re working on a large site and you don’t want to upload your multimedia files each day, you can use
site cloaking to cloak your multimedia folder. Dreamweaver will then exclude files in that folder from site operations
you perform.