diff-cli 0.1.0

File and text differ with multiple output formats

diff-cli

File and text differ with multiple output formats.

Install

pip install diff-cli

Usage

# Compare files
diff-cli files file1.txt file2.txt

# Compare text strings
diff-cli text "hello world" "hello there"

# Compare directories
diff-cli dirs dir1/ dir2/

# Output formats
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --unified        # Default
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --side-by-side    # Two-column
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --context         # Context format
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --minimal         # Changes only
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --json            # JSON for automation

# Options
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt -n 5             # 5 context lines
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --ignore-whitespace
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --ignore-case
diff-cli files a.txt b.txt --ignore-blank-lines

# Watch mode
diff-cli watch file1.txt file2.txt

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Files are identical
1	Files differ
2	Error (file not found, etc.)

License

MIT