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:

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