I've been using bc2 for close to two years and I just downloaded the bc3 beta. Wow, the new version looks really great! I'll be buying the pro version day 1.
I like the new tabbed interface, sftp support(this was a must) and three-way edit/compare.
Here's some features I'd like to see:
Include feature. I'd like to be able to select and include multiple child folders of interest. Right now, I exclude them, then cut and paste them to the include folder.
Editor Filter. I'd like to be able to have include or exclude filters for lines in compared files. For example: Exclude all lines with the # sign at the beginning. This way I could ignore all comments in a compared file. Likewise, this could be used to focus in on certain records within a file like all lines with a particular variable name.
N-way text compare. This would be great for web admins like me who often need to compare configs cross 6 or more nodes and make sure they are relatively in sync other than hostname/ip differences. Even if you couldn't edit, this would be great for auditing purposes. mvalent.com has an editor that can do this, however the editor isn't as good as bc and comes with a product "integrity" that is in the neigborhood of 100 grand.
Comparison, of unix/linux permissions and ownership. I understand that this isn't bc's main purpose, but it would sure be great, especially for keeping large server clusters in sync. Differences in ownership and permissions often cause failures.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks,
Rob Jordan

I like the new tabbed interface, sftp support(this was a must) and three-way edit/compare.
Here's some features I'd like to see:
Include feature. I'd like to be able to select and include multiple child folders of interest. Right now, I exclude them, then cut and paste them to the include folder.
Editor Filter. I'd like to be able to have include or exclude filters for lines in compared files. For example: Exclude all lines with the # sign at the beginning. This way I could ignore all comments in a compared file. Likewise, this could be used to focus in on certain records within a file like all lines with a particular variable name.
N-way text compare. This would be great for web admins like me who often need to compare configs cross 6 or more nodes and make sure they are relatively in sync other than hostname/ip differences. Even if you couldn't edit, this would be great for auditing purposes. mvalent.com has an editor that can do this, however the editor isn't as good as bc and comes with a product "integrity" that is in the neigborhood of 100 grand.
Comparison, of unix/linux permissions and ownership. I understand that this isn't bc's main purpose, but it would sure be great, especially for keeping large server clusters in sync. Differences in ownership and permissions often cause failures.
Keep up the great work!

Thanks,
Rob Jordan
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