Top "Diff" questions

diff to output only the file names

I'm looking to run a Linux command that will recursively compare two directories and output only the file names of …

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How to colorize diff on the command line?

When I have a diff, how can I colorize it so that it looks good? I want it for the …

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Create patch or diff file from git repository and apply it to another different git repository

I work on WordPress based project and I want to patch my project at each new release version of WP. …

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How do I create a readable diff of two spreadsheets using git diff?

We have a lot of spreadsheets (xls) in our source code repository. These are usually edited with gnumeric or openoffice.…

git version-control merge diff xls

Fast way of finding lines in one file that are not in another?

I have two large files (sets of filenames). Roughly 30.000 lines in each file. I am trying to find a fast …

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Git diff -w ignore whitespace only at start & end of lines

I love to use git diff -w to ignore whitespace differences. But, I just noticed that it ignores even whitespace …

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Can I use git diff on untracked files?

Is it possible to ask git diff to include untracked files in its diff output, or is my best bet …

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Python - difference between two strings

I'd like to store a lot of words in a list. Many of these words are very similar. For example …

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How do I exit the results of 'git diff' in Git Bash on windows?

I'm using Git Bash on Windows 7. When I run git diff, I see this: However, I'm unable to get back …

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How do I output the difference between two specific revisions in Subversion?

I'm using Subversion via the Linux command line interface. I want to see the difference between revision 11390 and 8979 of a …

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