riff
Syntax highlighter for diff output
TLDR
Highlight changed portions of a diff
$ git diff | riff
Set riff as the default git diff pager$ git config --global pager.diff riff
Highlight differences between two files$ diff [file1.txt] [file2.txt] | riff
SYNOPSIS
diff-command | riff [options]
DESCRIPTION
riff is a wrapper around diff that highlights which parts of lines have changed, showing unchanged portions in a distinct color. It hyperlinks file names and hunk headers to source code lines and also highlights merge conflicts. It integrates with git as a pager for enhanced diff viewing.
INSTALL
sudo pacman -S riff
sudo apk add riff
sudo zypper install riff
brew install riff
nix profile install nixpkgs#riff
HISTORY
riff was created by Johan Walles (walles) and is written in Rust.
SEE ALSO
delta(1), diff-so-fancy(1), colordiff(1)
