.. _Compare features:

Compare features
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In order to generate a compare report for the current linting session with a previously generated baseline report, use the **Select baseline report** option from the Lint Configuration. You can also prewaive the unchanged files in order to exclude the unmodified files from the linting process. Note that some modified files could impact the linting results from an unmodified file.

The **Current report** contains the failures from the current state of the project. The **Compare report** is the result of the compare operation between the specified baseline report and the current report. The **Changes report** contains the **New Failures** and the **Added Rules** failures from the compare report. 

After linting is complete you will see the **Changes report** results. For this linting session you can:

-  Switch between the **Changes** and **Current** reports using the **Change to Current Report** / **Change to Changes Report** quick pick option from the **Verissimo: Lint Project...** command.
-  **Export** different kinds of reports including Compare report, Changes report and Current report using the **Generate and Open HTML Report...** option.
