diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87dd18f1..15524b6f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
 ## 1.19.0 - 2021-10-01
 ### Additions
 - [aryion] add `tag` extractor ([#1849](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/1849))
diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 66bf2a8f..cdcc6a06 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2688,22 +2688,32 @@ Type
 Default
     ``"replace"``
 Description
-    The action to take when files do not compare as equal.
+    The action to take when files do **not** compare as equal.
 
     * ``"replace"``: Replace/Overwrite the old version with the new one
 
-    * ``"abort:N"``: Same as ``"replace"`` and stop the current extractor run
-      after ``N`` consecutive files compared as equal.
+    * ``"enumerate"``: Add an enumeration index to the filename of the new
+      version like `skip = "enumerate" <extractor.*.skip_>`__
+
 
-    * ``"terminate:N"``: Same as ``"replace"``
-      and stop the current extractor run, including parent extractors,
+compare.equal
+-------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``"null"``
+Description
+    The action to take when files do compare as equal.
+
+    * ``"abort:N"``: Stop the current extractor run
       after ``N`` consecutive files compared as equal.
 
-    * ``"exit:N"``: Same as ``"replace"`` and exit the program
+    * ``"terminate:N"``: Stop the current extractor run,
+      including parent extractors,
       after ``N`` consecutive files compared as equal.
 
-    * ``"enumerate"``: Add an enumeration index to the filename of the new
-      version like `skip = "enumerate" <extractor.*.skip_>`__
+    * ``"exit:N"``: Exit the program
+      after ``N`` consecutive files compared as equal.
 
 
 compare.shallow
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/compare.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/compare.py
index a08cdc48..b3b94f7a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/compare.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/compare.py
@@ -20,36 +20,32 @@ class ComparePP(PostProcessor):
         PostProcessor.__init__(self, job)
         if options.get("shallow"):
             self._compare = self._compare_size
+        self._equal_exc = self._equal_cnt = 0
 
-        action = options.get("action")
-        if action == "enumerate":
-            job.register_hooks({"file": self.enumerate}, options)
-        else:
-            job.register_hooks({"file": self.compare}, options)
-            action, _, smax = action.partition(":")
-            self._skipmax = text.parse_int(smax)
-            self._skipexc = self._skipcnt = 0
-            if action == "abort":
-                self._skipexc = exception.StopExtraction
-            elif action == "terminate":
-                self._skipexc = exception.TerminateExtraction
-            elif action == "exit":
-                self._skipexc = sys.exit
-
-    def compare(self, pathfmt):
+        equal = options.get("equal")
+        if equal:
+            equal, _, emax = equal.partition(":")
+            self._equal_max = text.parse_int(emax)
+            if equal == "abort":
+                self._equal_exc = exception.StopExtraction
+            elif equal == "terminate":
+                self._equal_exc = exception.TerminateExtraction
+            elif equal == "exit":
+                self._equal_exc = sys.exit
+
+        job.register_hooks({"file": (
+            self.enumerate
+            if options.get("action") == "enumerate" else
+            self.replace
+        )}, options)
+
+    def replace(self, pathfmt):
         try:
             if self._compare(pathfmt.realpath, pathfmt.temppath):
-                if self._skipexc:
-                    self._skipcnt += 1
-                    if self._skipcnt >= self._skipmax:
-                        util.remove_file(pathfmt.temppath)
-                        print()
-                        raise self._skipexc()
-                pathfmt.delete = True
-            else:
-                self._skipcnt = 0
+                return self._equal(pathfmt)
         except OSError:
             pass
+        self._equal_cnt = 0
 
     def enumerate(self, pathfmt):
         num = 1
@@ -58,9 +54,10 @@ class ComparePP(PostProcessor):
                 pathfmt.prefix = str(num) + "."
                 pathfmt.set_extension(pathfmt.extension, False)
                 num += 1
-            pathfmt.delete = True
+            return self._equal(pathfmt)
         except OSError:
             pass
+        self._equal_cnt = 0
 
     def _compare(self, f1, f2):
         return self._compare_size(f1, f2) and self._compare_content(f1, f2)
@@ -81,5 +78,14 @@ class ComparePP(PostProcessor):
                 if not buf1:
                     return True
 
+    def _equal(self, pathfmt):
+        if self._equal_exc:
+            self._equal_cnt += 1
+            if self._equal_cnt >= self._equal_max:
+                util.remove_file(pathfmt.temppath)
+                print()
+                raise self._equal_exc()
+        pathfmt.delete = True
+
 
 __postprocessor__ = ComparePP
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index acc3b8dc..8f47a9db 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.19.0"
+__version__ = "1.19.1-dev"