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In Intellij IDEA how to compare 2 text files that are not part of an open project

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Which command is used to compare the content of two files?

cmp command in Linux/UNIX is used to compare the two files byte by byte and helps you to find out whether the two files are identical or not.

How do I compare files side by side?

Open both of the files that you want to compare. On the View tab, in the Window group, click View Side by Side. in the Window group on the View tab.


I would like to compare 2 files in intellij. Both files are not part of a specific project.

Is there a way to do so?

I am running Intellij 15 and 16.