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meld — Graphical diffing and merging tool. More information: <https://manned.org/meld>.

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How to use the meld command: Graphical diffing and merging tool. More information: <https://manned.org/meld>.

meld — Graphical diffing and merging tool. More information: <https://manned.org/meld>.

Start meld:

meld

Compare 2 files:

meld {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

Compare 2 directories:

meld {{path/to/directory_1}} {{path/to/directory_2}}

Compare 3 files:

meld {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}} {{path/to/file_3}}

Open a comparison as a new tab in a pre-existing meld instance:

meld --newtab {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

Compare multiple sets of files:

meld --diff {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}} --diff {{path/to/file_3}} {{path/to/file_4}}

Start `meld`

meld

Compare 2 files

meld {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

Compare 2 directories

meld {{path/to/directory_1}} {{path/to/directory_2}}

Compare 3 files

meld {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}} {{path/to/file_3}}

Open a comparison as a new tab in a pre-existing meld instance

meld --newtab {{path/to/file_1}} {{path/to/file_2}}

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