diffoscope

Compare files, archives, and directories. More information: https://diffoscope.org.

diffoscope path/to/file1 path/to/file2

diffoscope --no-progress path/to/file1 path/to/file2

diffoscope --html path/to/outfile|- path/to/file1 path/to/file2

diffoscope --exclude pattern path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2

diffoscope --exclude-directory-metadata auto|yes|no|recursive path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2