ExcelMerge is a graphical display tool for Excel or CSV Diff. The current feature is limited only to the display of Diff, but the goal is to implement the merge feature. It can also be used as a diff tool for Git or Mercurial.
- Windows 7 or later
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .csv
- .tsv
Download ExcelMergeSetup.msi from here and Run.
ExcelMerge.GUI diff [Options]
| Option | Description | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
-s --src-path |
Source file path. | string | |
-d --dst-path |
Dest file path. | string | |
-c --external-cmd |
It is used to activate other tools for unsupported file types and occured any exception. | string | |
-i --immediately-execute-external-cmd |
Execute external cmd without error dialog. | bool | false |
-w --wait-external-cmd |
Wait for the external process to finish. | bool | false |
-v --validate-extension |
Validate extension before open file. | bool | false |
-e --empty-file-name |
Empty file name. | string | |
-k --keep-file-history |
Don't add recent files. | bool | false |
.gitconfig
[diff]
tool = ExcelMerge
[difftool "ExcelMerge"]
cmd = \"C:/Program Files (x86)/ExcelMerge/ExcelMerge.GUI.exe\" diff -s \"$LOCAL\" -d \"$REMOTE\" -c WinMerge -i -w -v -k
[alias]
windiff = difftool -g -y -t ExcelMerge
mercurial.ini
[merge-tools]
excelmerge.executable = C:\Program Files (x86)\ExcelMerge\ExcelMerge.GUI.exe
excelmerge.diffargs = diff -s $parent1 -d $child -c WinMerge -i -w -v -e empty -k
[tortoisehg]
vdiff = excelmerge
Register the external command specified by the command line argument --external-cmd.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
${SRC} |
Source file path |
${DST} |
Dest file path |
Can also be executed from within the tool.
For each file you can specify a line header or a column header.
You can customize background colors.
| Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + → | Next modified cell |
| Ctrl + ← | Previous modified cell |
| Ctrl + ↓ | Next modified row |
| Ctrl + ↑ | Previous modified row |
| Ctrl + K | Next added row |
| Ctrl + I | Previous added row |
| Ctrl + L | Next removed row |
| Ctrl + O | Previous removed row |
| Ctrl + F | Search cell |
| F9 | Next match cell |
| F8 | Previous match cell |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected cells as TSV |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy selected cells as CSV |
| Ctrl + D | Show(Hide) console |
| Ctrl + B | Output selected cells diff as log |
By selecting Ctrl + D or "Output log" from the context menu, you can output the change as a log. The format can be changed from "differential extraction setting".
If the currently displayed header is not what you expect, you may resolve it by specifying the appropriate header and extract diff. Follow these steps.
- Select appropriate header cell.
- Right click to display the context menu.
- Select "Extract diff with this row as header"
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