To Change Line Termination in Output Files


By default, when creating a merge output file (using the Save command on the File menu), Diff Merge uses the same line termination characters as are in the contributors to the merge.

To change this behavior:

  1. Click Edit > Properties.
  2. In the Properties dialog box, select an option under Output Line Termination:
    • To retain the style of line terminators used in the contributors when creating the merge output file, select Same as contributors.
    • To force the merge output file to have Windows-style line terminators, regardless of the style used by the contributors, select Windows Style <CR><LF>.
    • To force the merge output file to have UNIX-style line terminators, regardless of the style used by the contributors, select Unix Style <LF>.