https://github.com/uutils/diffutils

Drop-in replacement of diffutils in Rust
https://github.com/uutils/diffutils

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Drop-in replacement of diffutils in Rust

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/uutils/diffutils
• Owner: uutils
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2021-02-24T05:18:30.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-12T05:18:14.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-15T23:01:58.490Z (10 months ago)
• Language: Rust
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• Size: 313 KB
• Stars: 151
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 13
• Open Issues: 10
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE-APACHE

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The goal of this package is to be a drop-in replacement for the [diffutils commands](https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/) (diff, cmp, diff3, sdiff) in Rust.

Based on the incomplete diff generator in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs, and made to be compatible with GNU's diff and patch tools.

## Installation

Ensure you have Rust installed on your system. You can install Rust through [rustup](https://rustup.rs/).

Clone the repository and build the project using Cargo:

```bash

git clone https://github.com/uutils/diffutils.git

cd diffutils

cargo build --release

```

## Example

```bash

cat <fruits_old.txt

Apple

Banana

Cherry

EOF

cat <fruits_new.txt

Apple

Fig

Cherry

EOF

$ cargo run -- -u fruits_old.txt fruits_new.txt

    Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.00s

     Running `target/debug/diffutils -u fruits_old.txt fruits_new.txt`

--- fruits_old.txt

+++ fruits_new.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@

 Apple

-Banana

+Fig

 Cherry

```

## License

diffutils is licensed under the MIT and Apache Licenses - see the `LICENSE-MIT` or `LICENSE-APACHE` files for details