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diffstat — Create a histogram from the output of the `diff` command. More information: <https://manned.org/diff

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Problem

How to use the diffstat command: Create a histogram from the output of the diff command. More information: <https://manned.org/diffstat>.

Solution

diffstat — Create a histogram from the output of the diff command. More information: <https://manned.org/diffstat>.

Display changes in a histogram:

diff {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} | diffstat

Display inserted, deleted, and modified changes as a table:

diff {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} | diffstat -t

Code Snippets

Display changes in a histogram

diff {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} | diffstat

Display inserted, deleted, and modified changes as a table

diff {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} | diffstat -t

Context

tldr-pages: common/diffstat

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