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http://www.tecmint.com/best-linux-file-diff-tools-comparison/9 Best File Comparison and Difference (Diff) Tools for Linux
9 Best Linux File Diff or Comparison Tools
by Aaron Kili | Published: July 1, 2016 | Last Updated: July 5, 2016 
While writing program files or normal text files, programmers and writers sometimes want to know the difference between two files or two versions of the same file. When you compare two computer files on Linux, the difference between their contents is called a diff. This description was born out of a reference to the output of diff, the well known Unix command-line file comparison utility.

3. Kompare

Kompare is a diff GUI wrapper that allows users to view differences between files and also merge them.

Some of its features include:

    Supports multiple diff formats
    Supports comparison of directories
    Supports reading diff files
    Customizable interface
    Creating and applying patches to source files

5. Meld – Diff Tool

Meld is a lightweight GUI diff and merge tool. It enables users to compare files, directories plus version controlled programs. Built specifically for developers, it comes with the following features:

    Two-way and three-way comparison of files and directories
    Update of file comparison as a users types more words
    Makes merges easier using auto-merge mode and actions on changed blocks
    Easy comparisons using visualizations
    Supports Git, Mercurial, Subversion, Bazaar plus many more


8. KDiff3 – – Diff and Merge Tool

KDiff3 is yet another cool, cross-platform diff and merge tool made from KDevelop. It works on all Unix-like platforms including Linux and Mac OS X, Windows.

It can compare or merge two to three files or directories and has the following notable features:

    Indicates differences line by line and character by character
    Supports auto-merge
    In-built editor to deal with merge-conflicts
    Supports Unicode, UTF-8 and many other codecs
    Allows printing of differences
    Windows explorer integration support
    Also supports auto-detection via byte-order-mark “BOM”
    Supports manual alignment of lines
    Intuitive GUI and many more

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