Diffchecker CLI

Overview

Now you can create cloud-hosted diffs right from the command line. Easily compare 2 files, or compare a current file with the version of itself from the most recent commit.

Why use this instead of a native app? Because your diffs are instantly uploaded so you can share them with others.

Installation

First, make sure you have Node with npm installed from nodejs.org

Then install the diffchecker package from npm:

npm install -g diffchecker

Usage

Compare two files

diffchecker file1.js file2.js

Compare with most recent git commit

To compare a file with its version from the most recent git commit:

diffchecker file1.js

Both methods will open the diff in your default browser.

Set expiration

By default, the diffs don't expire. You can change it to 1 day, 1 month or forever like this:

diffchecker --expires day file1.js file2.js

Sign out

Should you want to sign out:

diffchecker --signout