GNU Diffutils
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GNU Diffutils is a collection of GNU utilities for comparing files and directories, most notably providing the standard `diff` and `cmp` tools used on Unix-like systems.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
GNU package
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free software → software package → |
| category |
GNU utilities
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command-line tools → |
| developer |
Free Software Foundation
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GNU Project → |
| distribution |
GNU core software ecosystem
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| distributionModel |
precompiled binaries in many Unix-like distributions
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source code → |
| genre |
file comparison tool
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text comparison tool → |
| implements |
POSIX diff utility behavior
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standard Unix diff functionality → |
| includesUtility |
cmp
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diff → diff3 → sdiff → |
| influenced |
file comparison tools in many Unix-like systems
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| interface |
command-line interface
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| license |
GNU General Public License
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GPL → |
| maintainer |
GNU Project
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| operatingSystem |
BSD
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GNU → Linux → Unix-like systems → macOS → |
| partOf |
GNU operating system
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typical Unix-like userland → |
| programmingLanguage |
C
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| supportsFeature |
binary file comparison
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context diffs → normal diffs → recursive directory comparison → side-by-side comparison → three-way merge → unified diffs → |
| supportsFormat |
context diff format
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ed script diff format → unified diff format → |
| usedFor |
comparing directories
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comparing files → generating patches → source code comparison → |
| website |
https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
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Referenced by (2)
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GNU Project
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hasPart |
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Paul Eggert
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notableWork |