compare list of http:\\ saved into 2 different .txt files and save only differences

[marcob]

Hello, I would like to know how to compare 2 .txt files containing a list of urls in this format:

txt file 1
https://xxx.com/userA/status/424416452050182144/
https://xxx.com/userB/status/424994947553841153/
https://xxx.com/userC/status/637203011408928768/
https://xxx.com/userC/status/337385404326096898/
https://xxx.com/userD/status/340448425034272768/


Txt file 2
https://xxx.com/userA/status/424416452050182144/
https://xxx.com/userB/status/424994947553841153/
https://xxx.com/userC/status/637203011408928768/
https://xxx.com/userC/status/337385404326096898/

and save only the urls that are in only 1 of the 2 txt files and save these unique urls in a new .txt file , like this:

Txt file 3

https://xxx.com/userD/status/340448425034272768/


Beyond Compare 4, seems to look for any letter that differs in every link in the urls and look for all the similarities/dissimilarities .

I need instead only to remove the identical urls and save the unique urls

I would like to be able compare the whole urls in the 2 txt files , to find urls that are only present in 1 of the 2 files and save these unique urls in a next .txt file

Any help please ?

Thanks!

[Aaron]

Hello,

Not as a single step, but we do have the tools needed to do this. First, you probably want to switch to the Sorted format, in case any lines are out of order. This is done using the Format button dropdown in the toolbar. Next, use the Session menu -> Session Settings, Alignment tab and enable Never align differences and click Ok. This should leave you with a sorted list where only exact matches are aligned.

Then, right click the toolbar Display Filters area and switch to Favorites. You can now toggle individual comparison status: disable Show Same and Show Differences, and enable Show Left Differences and Show Right Differences. This will set the display filters to only show files that are unique to the left and right. You can now Select All and Copy/Paste one side, then the other into a 3rd file (Notepad, or a new tab using the Tools menu -> Text Edit).