Can I use an replace internal diff in Total Commander with an external diff program?

Question

Since I don't really like Total Commander's internal diff 'Compare Contents' used in Compare by content and Synchronize Dirs -> Compare left & right I want to use something else like Winmerge or KDiff3.

Is this possible to launch an external program with the paths to the marked files in the left & right pane? That would solve Compare by content. Any other way to solve it? Can I control Synchronize Dirs so it does the same when I compare file content there?

Any other suggestions to easily make diffs in Total Commander with external diff program?

Answer 1

There are many ways to do this (I'm using here BeyondCompare as an example, it's the best I've found in this category):

A) Edit wincmd.ini, and add something like this:

[Configuration]
CompareTool=C:\Program Files\Shareware\FileCmp\BeyondCmp\BCompare.exe

Now all comparisons are made using this app instead of the internal tool.

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B) Using TotalCmd's StartMenu (command "Change start menu..."), add these commands:

Title:

BC (Compare left-vs-right directories)

Command: %YourPath%\BeyondCmp\BCompare.exe

Parameters: %X%p %X%t

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Title:

BC (Compare current file under cursor vs same file in the other panel)

Command: %YourPath%\BeyondCmp\BCompare.exe

Parameters: "%X%p%x%n" "%X%t%x%n"

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Title:

BC (Compare current file in left vs current file in right)

Command: %YourPath%\BeyondCmp\BCompare.exe

Parameters: "%X%p%n" "%X%t%m"