meld -- How to refresh display when you have changed one of the files

Question

I'm using Meld 1.8.5. http://meldmerge.org/

I use gedit to change a file without meld's knowledge. I like to re-do the comparison. What is the easiest way of doing the refresh. The refresh didn't do the re-comparison.

Robert

Answer 1

So for newer version of Meld, File/Revert does the requested refresh.

Answer 2

In Meld's View menu, you can try Refresh (Ctrl+R), but also Reload (Shift+Ctrl+R) to reload the files themselves. Depending on the changes, you may want to try the Reload option. Also, be sure to have gedit make a save to disk in order for Meld to see the change of file contents.