diffstat
A command-line utility that summarizes changes in diff output with a per-file histogram.
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About diffstat
diffstat reads diff output and displays a histogram of insertions, deletions, and modifications for each file. It can help developers review the size and scope of a patch.
Strengths
- Shows insertions, deletions, and modifications by file
- Summarizes diff output as a histogram
- Useful when reviewing large patch files
Limitations
- Reads diff output rather than comparing files directly
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download; the official page provides source archives.
- License
- MIT-CMU
- Developer
- Thomas E. Dickey
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Developers reviewing the scope of source patches
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula