Diff_Ignore Initialization Variable

Controls the factors that are considered or ignored when using the Show Differences (File) command on the Tools menu.

Syntax

Diff_Ignore = list of options

Example

Ignores end-of-line differences, and displays all others:

Diff_Ignore = c-es-w-

Remarks

The VSS Show Differences (File) command is used to display all the relevant changes to a file. This variable defines what is a relevant change. You can control four issues in this variable.

• C case sensitivity
  
  
• E end-of-line characters
  
  
• S small differences
  
  
• W white-space changes

The format of the variable is a list of these four letters, with a dash after any variable that should not be ignored. In the preceding example (also the default), E is the only letter that is not followed by a dash; consequently, end-of-line characters are the only differences ignored.