tldr/pages/common/diff.md

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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}}