How to compare ZIP/RAR archives on Windows?

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Since 2.2, you don't need anything special to compare ZIP, ECMerge contains a converter for ZIP files.

Here below are several converters settings you can use to expand ZIP, RAR, 7Z archives and compare them. You can define your own converters using third-party software.

Using gzip

Name	GZIP extraction
Pattern	.gz;.gzip
Application	C:\Program Files\Ellié Computing\Merge\converters\gzip-conv.bat (your location may be different)
Arguments	$(input) $(output)

Using WinRAR

Name	RAR extraction
Pattern	*.rar
Application	C:\Program Files\Ellié Computing\Merge\converters\unrar-conv.bat (your location may be different)
Arguments	$(input) $(output)

Using 7 Zip

Name	7Z extraction
Pattern	.7z;.zip;.tar;.tgz;.tbz;.rar;.cab;.arj;.rpm;.deb;*.chm
Application	C:\Program Files\Ellié Computing\Merge\converters\un7z-conv.bat (your location may be different)
Arguments	$(input) $(output)

The C:\Program Files\Ellié Computing\Merge\converters\gzip-conv.bat, unrar-conv.bat, un7z-conv.bat batches assume that you installed gzip, WinRAR and 7-Zip in C:\Program Files. If you wish to install them in another location, you can update these batches.

How to compare ZIP/RAR archives on Windows?

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