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Viewing Difference Between Files from Command Line

You can use DataGrip as a command line tool for viewing differences between files.

  • In the command line, run the diff command using the following syntax:

    <DataGrip> diff path1 path2

The selected files will be opened in the Differences viewer for files.

The command options are as follows:

Option

Description

<DataGrip>

The platform-specific DataGrip launcher.

On macOS and Linux, it is recommended to use the command-line launcher created during the DataGrip installation, or create one manually by selecting Tools | Create Command-line Launcher on the DataGrip main menu. Refer to Enable a command-line launcher on macOS/Linux for details.

On Windows, it is recommended to add the path to the DataGrip executable to the Path environment variable.

path1

The full path to the local copy of the file.

path2

The full path to the repository version copy of the file.

Examples

Syntax
datagrip.exe diff path1 path2
Example
datagrip.exe diff C:\MyProject\Readme.md C:\MyProject\Readme.md.bak
Syntax
datagrip diff path1 path2
Example
datagrip diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bak
Last modified: 25 July 2019

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