&krusader; contains several compare functions: Compare by content, Compare Directories and the Synchronizer compare function. Compare Content Select one file in each panel and use File Compare by content . &krusader; will open an external graphical difference tool that is configured. &kompare;, &kdiff3-url; and &xxdiff-url; are supported. Compare Directories Compare the files of each panel by using Edit Compare Directories . By default newer and single files will be selected in each panel, this behaviour can be changed in the Compare Setup menu. The files are not compared by content but by their names and dates only. Edit Compare Setup Configures the Compare Directories function. Select Newer and Single (default) Select Single Select Newer Select Different and Single Select Different