Guida strumento diff esterno
GNU Diffutils
Classic command-line utilities including diff, diff3, sdiff, and cmp for comparing files and directories in scripts and shells.
Categoria
Command line
Licenza
GNU GPL
Piattaforme
Linux, macOS, Unix, Windows via ports
Ideale per
Automation, CI scripts, Unix-style workflows, patch generation, and environments where a stable command-line diff is required.
Punti forti
- Ubiquitous and scriptable
- Stable output formats
- Works well in automation
Limiti
- Text-first command-line UX
- No visual merge UI
- Binary/media comparison is limited
Funzioni chiave
diff, diff3, sdiff, cmp
Unified and context diff formats
Directory comparison
Patch-friendly output
Note installazione
Linux: usually preinstalled or available as diffutils.macOS: system diff is available; GNU version via brew install diffutils.