# Compare folders

### Description

The `Compare folders` action compares two folders to determine if the content is identical; the result will either be true or false.

### Options

| Option               | Description                                                                                                     |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Workflow action name | The name of the workflow action. This name has to be unique in a single workflow.                               |
| Include Subfolders   | Also compare the content of sub-folders.                                                                        |
| Compare              | Specify what to compare: All, Only files, Only folders, or Let me specify…​                                     |
| Wildcard             | If you chose Let me specify in the previous option, you can specify the regular expression of files to compare. |
| Compare file size    | Check this to compare file size, in opposed to just comparing folder names.                                     |
| Compare file content | Checks if files have the same content. Note: this may cause slower processing speeds.                           |
| File/Folder name 1   | This is the first file or folder to compare                                                                     |
| File/Folder name 2   | This is the second file or folder to compare                                                                    |


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