# diff

> Compare files and directories

- Compare files

`diff {{file1}} {{file2}}`

- Compare files, ignoring white spaces

`diff -w {{file1}} {{file2}}`

- Compare files, showing differences side by side

`diff -y {{file1}} {{file2}}`

- Compare directories recursively

`diff -r {{directory1}} {{directory2}}`

- Compare directories, only showing the names of files that differ 

`diff -rq {{directory1}} {{directory2}}`