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# diffoscope
> Compare files, archives, and directories.
> More information: <https://diffoscope.org>.
- Compare two files:
`diffoscope {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Compare two files without displaying a progress bar:
`diffoscope --no-progress {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Compare two files and write a HTML-report to a file (use `-` for `stdout`):
`diffoscope --html {{path/to/outfile|-}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Compare two directories excluding files with a name matching a specified pattern:
`diffoscope --exclude {{pattern}} {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}}`
- Compare two directories and control whether directory metadata is considered:
`diffoscope --exclude-directory-metadata {{auto|yes|no|recursive}} {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}}`