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     COMPARE is a utility for reporting differences between two text
     files.  Comparison is on a line-by-line basis, where a line is
     defined by its terminating carriage return character.  When the
     program finds a difference between the two files, it looks ahead
     in each file trying to find matching records to resynchronize.
     The output could be described as a listing of the changes which
     were made when the file was edited creating a newer version.

     The program can be used on any type of text files.  For example,
     it can be used to reconcile two directory listings of floppies.

     This program was designed to work like DEC's DIFFERENCE utility.

     The program has several switches, which are described in detail
     by entering the program name with NO parameters following it on
     the command line.	The switches allow users to specify:  how far
     the program will lookahead in the two files attempting to find a
     match; how many records must match to consider the files to be
     resynchronized; output to a file; the number of matching records
     to include in the output; and, the line length for output.


     v1.02 modifications
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     - There is a new switch "/IW" which is not listed when you run
       the program without any parameters.  If specified, the program
       will ignore whitespace when making comparisons.	This option
       does not affect the comparison of blank lines.
     - TAB characters are now expanded into spaces assuming tabs occur
       every 8 characters.  This resolves a problem in v1.00.


     NOTES
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     - If a switch is specified more than once on the command line,
       the rightmost occurrence will be used.
     - Equalcount must be less than or equal to Matchcount.


     This program is FREEWARE, but I retain all rights to it.  It can
     be freely copied and distributed as long as there is no cost to
     the recipient.

     I am interested in any comments, suggestions, or problems which
     may be encountered.  I can be reached via CompuServe.  My userid
     is 71441,1025.  I hope you find the program useful.

					Ken Englander