Replacement editor for NPP with a compare feature?

JTsyo

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Notepad++ crashes the video drives when using the DIFF function to compare 2 files. Is there another editor that can do this well and is a decent editor, pls no VI editor.
 

Markbnj

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Well, I tend to use an editor and a diff tool, so I get the best of both worlds. If you really like npp and don't want to switch, consider something like Winmerge for diffs.
 

JTsyo

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Well, I tend to use an editor and a diff tool, so I get the best of both worlds. If you really like npp and don't want to switch, consider something like Winmerge for diffs.

thanks something like that works.
 

mv2devnull

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'diff' and 'diff3' are command line GNU tools. GNU 'emacs' is a behemoth of an editor, which includes an "ediff" mode that does use the command line tools for the raw work.