CompareTool: specify command line arguments?

[DVV]

Hello all,

Is it possible to specify "static" command-line arguments for the 'CompareTool' application in the "wincmd.ini" ?
I'm thinking about something like the following:

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CompareTool=%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\Progs\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe
CompareToolArgs=/r

In case of WinMerge, the "/r" argument means "compare all files in all subfolders" - which is very useful when one calls it to compare two folders.
I know that I can create a toolbar button for this, but I'm rather interested in the menu command - the one that corresponds to the 'CompareTool' setting in the "wincmd.ini" .

[MVV]

You can simply add additional arguments to CompareTool parameter:

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CompareTool="%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\Progs\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe" /r

[sqa_wizard]

In case of WinMerge, the "/r" argument means "compare all files in all subfolders"

Sorry, but I don't see the benefit in this special case.
The "CompareTool" setting specifies at tool which compares exactly two single files by content.
For this reason TC will add two filenames to the program launcher.

... and yes I know that WinMerge can compare a filesystem too (just like TC "Synchronize Dirs"), but this is an other mode.

[DVV]

Sorry, but I don't see the benefit in this special case.
The "CompareTool" setting specifies a tool which compares exactly two single files by content.

Correct, and I was mentioning folders because when WinMerge compares 2 archives, it can compare their content as folders by means of its 7-Zip plugin.

[DVV]

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CompareTool="%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\Progs\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe" /r

Thank you, it works!
It was not obvious that the path to the executable must be enclosed in double-quotes - initially I tried without the quotes and it did not work.