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# colordiff
> A tool to colorize diff diff output.
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> The Perl script colordiff is a wrapper for `diff` and produces the same output but with pretty syntax highlighting. Colour schemes can be customized.
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> More information: <https://github.com/kimmel/colordiff>.
- Compare files:
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`colordiff {{file1}} {{file2}}`
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- Output in two columns:
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`colordiff -y {{file1}} {{file2}}`
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- Ignore case differences in file contents:
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`colordiff -i {{file1}} {{file2}}`
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- Report when two files are the same:
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`colordiff -s {{file1}} {{file2}}`
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- Ignoring white spaces:
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`colordiff -w {{file1}} {{file2}}`