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Diffoscope: recursive diffs

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There are many ways to diff two individual files:

But how can you diff two individual directories?

Enter diffoscope.

Install it with your favorite package manager. Usage is as simple as:

shell
diffoscope /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2

There’s also a webapp: https://try.diffoscope.org/

It is particularly handy in the context of Reproducible Builds.