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Compare files from the command line

Open the diff viewer to compare two or three files from the command line. For example, you can compare the current version of a file with its backup, or your local copy of a file with its copy from the remote repository or its copy from another branch.

You can find the executable for running PhpStorm in the installation directory under bin. To use this executable as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH as described in Command-line interface.

Syntax
phpstorm64.exe diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
Example
phpstorm64.exe diff C:\MyProject\Readme.md C:\MyProject\Readme.md.bak

By default, PhpStorm does not provide a command-line launcher. For more information about creating a launcher script for PhpStorm, refer to Command-line interface.

Syntax
phpstorm diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
Example
phpstorm diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bak

You can find the script for running PhpStorm in the installation directory under bin. To use this script as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH as described in Command-line interface.

Syntax
phpstorm.sh diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
Example
phpstorm.sh diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bak
Last modified: 25 March 2024