FileComparator

FileComparator is a simple C++ program that compares two files by computing their MD5 hash values and outputs the percentage difference between the hashes.

Features

Computes the MD5 hash of two files.
Outputs the hash values of both files.
Calculates and displays the percentage difference between the two hash values.

Prerequisites

Visual Studio with C++ development tools.
OpenSSL installed via vcpkg.

Installation

Install vcpkg:

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
cd vcpkg
.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

Install OpenSSL via vcpkg:
```
.\vcpkg install openssl:x64-windows
```

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/FileComparator.git
cd FileComparator

Building the Project

Open the x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for Visual Studio.

Set OpenSSL Environment Variables:

set OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=C:\path\to\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows
set OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=%OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR%\include
set OPENSSL_LIB_DIR=%OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR%\lib

Compile the Program:

cl /EHsc /MD /I"%OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR%" compare_files.cpp /link /LIBPATH:"%OPENSSL_LIB_DIR%" libssl.lib libcrypto.lib /MACHINE:X64 /out:compare_files.exe

Usage

Run the executable with two file paths as arguments:

compare_files.exe file1.txt file2.txt

Example Output

File 1 MD5: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
File 2 MD5: 0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661
Percentage difference: 62.5%

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository and submit pull requests.

JPShag/FileComparator