Compare before putting files, Compare files when synchronizing – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 User Manual

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1. In the Files panel, display the files on the remote server by selecting Remote View from the right pop-up menu.

2. Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) the two files to select them

3. Right-click one of the selected files and select Compare Remote Files from the context menu.

Note: If you have a one-button mouse, Control-click one of the selected files instead.

The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.

Compare a local file to a remote file

You can compare a local file to a file located on your remote server. To do this, you must first define a Dreamweaver site with remote settings.

In the Files panel, right-click a local file and select Compare With Remote from the context menu.

Note: If you have a one-button mouse, Control-click the local file instead.

The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.

Compare a remote file to a local file

You can compare a remote file to a local file. You must define a Dreamweaver site with remote settings before accomplishing this task.

1. In the Files panel, display the files on the remote server by selecting Remote View from the right pop-up menu.

2. Right-click a file in the panel and select Compare with Local from the context menu.

Note: If you have a one-button mouse, Control-click the file instead.

Compare an open file to a remote file

You can compare a file open in Dreamweaver to its counterpart on the remote server.

In the Document window, select File > Compare with Remote.

The file comparison tool starts and compares the two files.

You can also right-click the document tab along the top of the Document window and select Compare with Remote from the context menu.

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.