Justintime50 / diff-tool

Display a diff between two files in HTML.

Diff Tool

Display a diff between two files in HTML.

Running this tool requires two files to compare. It will output the difference to an HTML file which can be viewed in a browser to see what changed between files.

Install

# Install tool
pip3 install diff-tool

# Install locally
make install

Usage

Usage:
    diff-tool --file1 /path/to/file1.txt --file2 /path/to/file2.txt --output path/to/diff.html

Options:
    -h, --help            show this help message and exit
    -f1 FILE1, --file1 FILE1
                            The path to the base file to compare a second file to.
    -f2 FILE2, --file2 FILE2
                            The path to the second file compared to the base file.
    -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                            The path/name to the output file where the diff will be stored.

Development

# Get a comprehensive list of development tools
make help

# Run the tool locally
venv/bin/python diff_tool/diff_files.py --help