diff

Linux · Text · available in the simulator

What it does

Compare two files as text and display differences.

Syntax

diff [opciones] archivo1 archivo2

Options and parameters

• -i

  Ignore case differences.

• -b

  ignore changes in the amount of white space

• -u

  Unified format, commonly used for patches.

  diff -u a.txt b.txt
• -r

  Recursively compare directories.

  diff -r dir1 dir2
• -w

  Ignore all white space.

• -q

  Report only whether files differ.

• -y

  Display differences in two columns.

Usage examples

• diff f1 f2
• diff -i f1 f2
• diff a.txt b.txt
• diff -u original.txt nuevo.txt
• diff -u a.txt b.txt
• diff -r dir1 dir2

Related commands

• awk
• cat
• cut
• grep
• head
• less