How to do “diff -r” of UNIX in Windows Cmd Prompt?

Question

How do I compare two directories on cmd prompt of Windows m/c? I want equivalent of diff -r of UNIX.

Answer 1

Install Cygwin and you can use diff -r on Windows.

Answer 2

To compare data with command prompt you can use

COMP /a /l D:\Folder1\data.txt D:\Folder2\data.txt

There can be different options like specific numbers of lines to search and case insensitive search and even you can compare folders with command prompt. Here are other options to compare files and folders with command prompt.

Answer 3

In Windows there is the fc command. I think diff is way better, but if you want to use only what came with the installation, well, here you go! :)