Top "Diff" questions

The act of identifying differences between two or more files in order to support various software development activities (bug tracking, patch creation, ...)

git-diff to ignore ^M

In a project where some of the files contains ^M as newline separators. Diffing these files are apparently impossible, since …

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How do you take a git diff file, and apply it to a local branch that is a copy of the same repository?

I have a .diff file created by a coworker, and would like to apply the changes listed in that diff …

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Compare two files in Visual Studio

I saw new comparsion tool in VS 2012 for comparing two files or two versions of file. I like it. But …

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Comparing two files in linux terminal

There are two files called "a.txt" and "b.txt" both have a list of words. Now I want to …

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Graphical DIFF programs for linux

I really like Araxis Merge for a graphical DIFF program for the PC. I have no idea what's available for …

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Diff files present in two different directories

I have two directories with the same list of files. I need to compare all the files present in both …

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git visual diff between branches

This answer is great for seeing a visual diff between two files that are checked into git: How do I …

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How to compare binary files to check if they are the same?

What is the easiest way (using a graphical tool or command line on Ubuntu Linux) to know if two binary …

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Git diff between current branch and master but not including unmerged master commits

I want a diff of all changes in a branch that is not merged to master yet. I tried: git …

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Fastest way to tell if two field have the same contents in Unix/Linux?

I have a shell script in which I need to check whether two fields contain the same data or not. …

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