Compare Menu

The following actions are available in the Compare menu:

Three-Way Comparison: Toggle action that allows you to perform a three-way comparison between the two files displayed in the two editing panes and a base (ancestor) file.
Perform Files Differencing: Looks for differences between the two files displayed in the left and right side of the application window.
Next Block of Changes (Ctrl + Period (Command + Period on OS X)): Jumps to the next block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the last change block or when there are no changes.
Note: A change block groups one or more consecutive lines that contain at least one change.
Previous Block of Changes (Ctrl + Comma (Command + Comma on OS X)): Jumps to the previous block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the first change block or when there are no changes.
Next Change (Ctrl + Shift + Period (Command + Shift + Period on OS X)): Jumps to the next change from the current block of changes. When the last change from the current block of changes is reached, it highlights the next block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the last change or when there are no changes.
Previous Change (Ctrl + Shift + Comma (Command + Shift + M on OS X)): Jumps to the previous change from the current block of changes. When the first change from the current block of changes is reached, it highlights the previous block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the first change or when there are no changes.
Last Change (Ctrl + E (Command + E on OS X)): Jumps to the last change.
First Change (Ctrl + B (Command + B on OS X)): Jumps to the first change.
Copy All Changes from Right to Left: Copies all changes from the target file in the right side to the source file in the left side.
Copy All Changes from Left to Right: Copies all changes from the source file in the left side to the target file in the right side.
Copy Change from Right to Left: Copies the selected difference from the target file in the right side to the source file in the left side.
Copy Change from Left to Right: Copies the selected difference from the source file in the left side to the target file in the right side.
Show Word Level Details: Provides a word-level comparison of the selected change.
Show Character Level Details: Provides a character-level comparison of the selected change.
Format and Indent Both Files (Ctrl + Shift + P (Command + Shift + P on OS X)): Formats and indents both files before comparing them. Use this option for comparisons that contain long lines that make it difficult to spot differences.
Note: When comparing two JSON files, the Format and Indent Both Files action will automatically sort the keys the same in both files to make it easier to compare the files.