pdiff 1.0.5

Pretty side-by-side diff

pdiff

Pretty side-by-side diff.

Inspired by ydiff and icdiff.

Example

Installation

pip install pdiff

Usage

usage: pdiff [<options>] [--] <old file> <new file>

Pretty side-by-side diff

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -L, --line-numbers, --no-line-numbers
                        show line number columns; default: False
  -t <n>, --expand-tabs <n>
                        expand tabs to <n> spaces; default: 8
  -S, --signs, --no-signs
                        show sign columns; default: True
  -U <n>, --unified <n>
                        show <n> lines of context; default: 3
  -v, --version         show program's version number and exit
  -W <n>, --width <n>   fit output to <n> columns; default: autodetect

Git

Configure a pdiff difftool, and add some aliases to your liking, e.g.:

[difftool.pdiff]
	cmd = "pdiff -- \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" | less -R"

[alias]
	dfp = difftool --tool=pdiff
	dfpc = difftool --tool=pdiff --cached

License

MIT License