fc.exe
What is fc.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The fc.exe file is a file comparison application for comparing two or more text documents within one computer system. You may make use of the fc.exe application to compare binary text only documents located in the same directory.
When comparing files, make sure that you are in the same directory path as the document you want to compare. To proceed, you will need to enter a command prompt window since the fc.exe process is a DOS based application. From here, you may type in "fc /[comparing option] filepath1 file path2". The file paths are simply the two documents you want to compare (i.e. xxx.txt yyy.txt). The comparing option indicated here pertains to the different options you may want to use in doing the file comparison. Here are some of the options you can use:
- /B - to perform a binary comparison
- /C - to do case insensitive comparison per string
- /T - option for not expanding tabs into spaces
- /W - to compress spaces and tabs when comparing
To view more options and commands for the fc.exe application, you may visit http://www.ss64.com/nt/fc.html for additional details. It is important to note here that the fc.exe process works better if the text documents to be compared are in .txt (Notepad) or .rtf (WordPad) format.
The fc.exe process will do the comparison per string. The output will look something like this:
Comparing files xxx.txt and yyy.txt
***** xxx.txt
The blue sky comes forth like a happy smile
Eating my heart out from the swamps of the Nile
Ecstasy fills the emptiness of the long while
***** yyy.txt
The blue sky comes forth like a happy smile
Eating my fart out from the swamps of the Nile
Ecstasy fills the emptiness of the long while
*****
The fc.exe application file comes with most Windows-based operating systems and can be found in the Windows system folder - - C:/WINDOWS/system32/(For Windows XP). It is commonly described as DOS 5 File Compare Utility with an internal filename of "fc". The fc.exe file does not run at startup. It can be accessed using DOS environment.
It is important to make sure that the fc.exe file in your computer is a valid process since there are reports about malicious programs using the same name. It is recommended that you do a full system scan using a recently updated anti-malware program to free your computer from harmful processes.
Author: Microsoft Corporation.
Author URL: http:// www.microsoft.com
Part Of: DOS Utility
Memory Usage: Low. The fc.exe file utilizes about 200Kb of RAM resources when in use.
System Process: Yes
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32
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