Compares the contents of a project with the current folder.
ss Diff VSS projects [-B] [-F] [-H] [-I-] [-N] [-O] [-R] [-V] [-Y] [-?]
Compares the VSS project WORD to the current folder:
ss Diff $/WORD
Compares the current project with the current folder:
ss Diff
The following table describes the command-line options available with this command.
| Option | Description |
| -O | Paginate or redirect the command output. |
| -V | Compare an earlier file or project version. |
| -R | Recursively compare an entire project list to a local folder tree. |
| -B | Create a brief difference report. |
| -I- | Ignore: Do not ask for input under any circumstances. |
| -N | Change between long and short file name mode. |
| -Y | Specify a username and/or password. |
| -F | Reconcile project differences using the user-specified reconciliation behavior stored in the Reconcile_Project initialization variable. |
| -?, -H | Request online Help on a command. |
You must have Read access right to use this command.
The project-level difference compares the contents of your current project to the contents of the current folder assigned to that project, and reports on the differences found. These differences could be that a file is in one place but not the other, or that a file in both places is different. The -R option looks not only in the contents of the current project, it also looks in subprojects under the current project, and displays all differences between the entire project and your working folder.
The -B option creates a brief difference report: It does not check file contents at all, but simply looks for files that exist in one place and not the other. The -F option reconciles the project differences using the decision rules stored in the Reconcile_Project initialization variable. See the Reconcile_Project Initialization Variable for more information.
The Relevant_Masks initialization variable affects this command by filtering the list of files being compared between projects.