A Spec is the name of a folder or file. Beyond Compare supports several different types of specs.
Local and network drives are represented using the syntax native to each platform:
C:\MyFile.ext
\\MyServer
\\MyServer\MyFolder
/MyFolder
~/MyFolder
smb://MyServer/MyFolder
Portable media devices (Android phones, MP3 players, cameras) are represented using the MTP syntax:
mtp://MyDevice/MyFolder
Webpages are represented using the HTTP syntax. This support only works for individual files and cannot be used for base folders:
http://www.example.com
Live registries are represented using the standard syntax:
reg:\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MyKey
reg:\\MyComputer\HKEY_USERS\MyKey
The clipboard is represented using this syntax:
clipboard://
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