Specs |

A Spec is the name of a folder or file. Beyond Compare supports several different types of specs. Local and network drives are represented using the syntax native to each platform: C:\MyFile.ext \\MyServer \\MyServer\MyFolder

/MyFolder

~/MyFolder

smb://MyServer/MyFolder

Portable media devices (Android phones, MP3 players, cameras) are represented using the MTP syntax:

mtp://MyDevice/MyFolder

Webpages are represented using the HTTP syntax. This support only works for individual files, and cannot be used for base folders:

http://www.example.com

Live registries are represented using the standard syntax:

reg:\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MyKey

reg:\\MyComputer\HKEY_USERS\MyKey

The clipboard is represented using this syntax:

clipboard://

See also

Archive Files

Remote Services