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diff

Compare files line by line.

Runs as diff|macOS, Linux, Windows

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 11 fields

Compare two files or directories and print the differences. Output-format templates (--*-format) are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui diff

Compare filesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

First file or directory*

any

Second file or directory*

any

Unified format

-u

Advanced

Ignore all white space

--ignore-all-space

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Unified diff of two files

leftrightunifiedignore_all_space

Compare two directories

leftrightrecursivebriefexclude

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

First file or directory

path · positional 0

Second file or directory

path · positional 1

Unified format

boolean

-u

Compare directories recursively

boolean

--recursive-r

Only report whether files differ

boolean

--brief-q

Side by side

boolean

--side-by-side-y

Ignore case

boolean

--ignore-case-i

Ignore all white space

boolean

--ignore-all-space-w

Ignore changes in amount of white space

boolean

--ignore-space-change-b

Treat absent files as empty

boolean

--new-file-N

Exclude pattern

string · repeatable

--exclude-x

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed diff against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.