DiffX – Next-Generation Extensible Diff Format

DiffX - Next-Generation Extensible Diff Format¶ If you’re a software developer, you’ve probably worked with diff files. Git diffs, Subversion diffs, CVS diffs.. Some kind of diff. You probably haven’t given it a second thought, really. You make some changes, run a command, a diff comes out. Maybe you hand it to someone, or apply it elsewhere, or put it up for review. Diff files show the differences between two text files, in the form of inserted ( + ) and deleted ( - ) lines. Along with this, they contain some basic information used to identify the file (usually just the name/relative path within some part of the tree), maybe a timestamp or revision, and maybe some other information. Most people and tools work with Unified Diffs. They look like this: --- readme 2016-01-26 16:29:12.000000000 -0800 +++ readme 2016-01-31 11:54:32.000000000 -0800 @@ -1 +1,3 @@ Hello there + +Oh hi! Or this: Index: readme =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot ... Read full article.