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title: "difftastic"
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category: "Developer tools"
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tagline: "A diff tool that understands code syntax, so it shows what really changed."
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source: "pacman"
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package: "difftastic"
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command: "difft"
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website: "https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/"
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code: "https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic"
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---
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## What it is
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difftastic compares files by their structure rather than line by line. It parses the code for dozens of languages, so a reformatted or re-indented block isn't shown as changed, and moved or wrapped code is matched up correctly. Results are shown side by side with syntax highlighting.
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## Why it's here
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- **Less noise.** Formatting changes don't hide the real ones.
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- **Works with Git.** Use it as Git's diff tool for any command that shows a diff.
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## On CoreDesktop
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difftastic is installed from pacman as the `difft` command. CoreDesktop doesn't make it Git's default diff tool; to use it for one command:
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```
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GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff
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```
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`update` keeps it current with the rest of the pacman packages.
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