diffa

A simple CLI tool for generating nice HTML diffs between two files.

🌟 Features

Generates pretty colour-coded HTML diffs.
Supports both unified view and side-by-side view.

📦 Installation

Use pip to install diffa from PyPI:

pip install diffa

🛠️ Usage

Run diffa from the command line to create a shiny HTML diff.

diffa file1.txt file2.txt output.html

Options

--side-by-side: Adds a side-by-side comparison to the output.

The Output

Open the generated HTML file in your browser to see:

Lines added in green
Lines removed in red
Matching lines in white

💡 Ideas for Use

Code Reviews: Quickly generate diffs for commits or branches.
Document Comparison: Spot the differences between document revisions.
Configuration Changes: Compare config files across environments.