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Compare files and directories. See also: `delta`, `difft`.

Options (8)

-w, --ignore-all-spaceboolean

Compare files, ignoring white spaces

Example: diff {{[-w|--ignore-all-space]}} {{old_file}} {{new_file}}

-y, --side-by-sideboolean

Compare files, showing the differences side by side

Example: diff {{[-y|--side-by-side]}} {{old_file}} {{new_file}}

-u, --unifiedboolean

Compare files, showing the differences in unified format (as used by `git diff`)

Example: diff {{[-u|--unified]}} {{old_file}} {{new_file}}

-r, --recursiveboolean

Compare directories recursively (shows names for differing files/directories as well as changes made to files)

Example: diff {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{old_directory}} {{new_directory}}

-q, --briefboolean

Compare directories, only showing the names of files that differ

Example: diff {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{[-q|--brief]}} {{old_directory}} {{new_directory}}

-a, --textboolean

Create a patch file for Git from the differences of two text files, treating nonexistent files as empty

Example: diff {{[-a|--text]}} {{[-u|--unified]}} {{[-N|--new-file]}} {{old_file}} {{new_file}} > {{diff.patch}}

-N, --new-fileboolean

Create a patch file for Git from the differences of two text files, treating nonexistent files as empty

Example: diff {{[-a|--text]}} {{[-u|--unified]}} {{[-N|--new-file]}} {{old_file}} {{new_file}} > {{diff.patch}}

-d, --minimalboolean

Compare files, showing output in color and try hard to find smaller set of changes

Example: diff {{[-d|--minimal]}} --color=always {{old_file}} {{new_file}}

Compare files (lists changes to turn `old_file` into `new_file`)

diff old_file new_file

Compare files, ignoring white spaces

diff [-w|--ignore-all-space] old_file new_file

Compare files, showing the differences side by side

diff [-y|--side-by-side] old_file new_file

Compare files, showing the differences in unified format (as used by `git diff`)

diff [-u|--unified] old_file new_file

Compare directories recursively (shows names for differing files/directories as well as changes made to files)

diff [-r|--recursive] old_directory new_directory

Compare directories, only showing the names of files that differ

diff [-r|--recursive] [-q|--brief] old_directory new_directory

Create a patch file for Git from the differences of two text files, treating nonexistent files as empty

diff [-a|--text] [-u|--unified] [-N|--new-file] old_file new_file > diff.patch

Compare files, showing output in color and try hard to find smaller set of changes

diff [-d|--minimal] --color=always old_file new_file