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, ...)

How to get diff between all files inside 2 folders that are on the web?

So I want to compare this folder http://cloudobserver.googlecode.com/svn/branches/v0.4/Boost.Extension.Tutorial/libs/boost/extension/ …

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how to show lines in common (reverse diff)?

I have a series of text files for which I'd like to know the lines in common rather than the …

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How to read the output from git diff?

The man page for git-diff is rather long, and explains many cases which don't seem to be necessary for a …

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diff a directory recursively, ignoring all binary files

Working on a Fedora Constantine box. I am looking to diff two directories recursively to check for source changes. Due …

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'git status' shows changed files, but 'git diff' doesn't

I've had a look at all similar questions. However, I've double checked and something strange is definitely happening. On one …

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Git file permissions on Windows

I've read through a few questions regarding file permissions in Git and I'm still a bit confused. I've got a …

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How to remove the lines which appear on file B from another file A?

I have a large file A (consisting of emails), one line for each mail. I also have another file B …

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View differences of branches with meld?

I know that I can view the difference between HEAD and current state with meld .. But how can I view …

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Compare/Difference of two arrays in Bash

Is it possible to take the difference of two arrays in Bash. What is a good way to do it? …

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Want to exclude file from "git diff"

I am trying to exclude a file (db/irrelevant.php) from a Git diff. I have tried putting a file …

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