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Text Diff

by @harrylabsj

Compare two text files and display their differences using unified, context, or side-by-side diff formats with customizable options.

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads862
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TERMINAL
clawhub install text-diff

πŸ“– About This Skill

text-diff

Show line-by-line differences between two text files using Python's difflib.

Description

A utility skill for comparing two text files and displaying their differences in a readable format. Supports unified diff output and side-by-side comparison modes.

Usage

# Show unified diff between two files
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py unified file1.txt file2.txt
Show side-by-side comparison

python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py side-by-side file1.txt file2.txt
Show context diff (3 lines of context)

python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py context file1.txt file2.txt
Compare with custom context lines

python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py unified file1.txt file2.txt -c 5

Options

  • unified: Show unified diff format (default)
  • context: Show context diff format
  • side-by-side: Show line-by-line comparison
  • -c, --context: Number of context lines (default: 3)
  • -o, --output: Save diff to file instead of stdout
  • --no-color: Disable colored output

    • Examples

    # Basic unified diff
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py unified old.txt new.txt
    Side-by-side comparison with no colors (for piping)
    
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py side-by-side old.txt new.txt --no-color
    Save diff to file
    
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py unified old.txt new.txt -o diff.txt
    Compare with 10 lines of context
    
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py context old.txt new.txt -c 10

    Output Format

    Unified Diff

    --- old.txt
+++ new.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 line 1
 line 2
-line 3 (removed)
+line 3 (added)
 line 4
 line 5

    Side-by-Side

    OLD                          | NEW
---------------------------- | ----------------------------
line 1                       | line 1
line 2                       | line 2
line 3 (removed)             | line 3 (added)
line 4                       | line 4

    Exit Codes

  • 0: Files are identical
  • 1: Files differ
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    • πŸ’‘ Examples

    # Basic unified diff
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py unified old.txt new.txt
    Side-by-side comparison with no colors (for piping)
    
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py side-by-side old.txt new.txt --no-color
    Save diff to file
    
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py unified old.txt new.txt -o diff.txt
    Compare with 10 lines of context
    
python ~/.openclaw/skills/text-diff/text_diff.py context old.txt new.txt -c 10

    βš™οΈ Configuration

  • unified: Show unified diff format (default)
  • context: Show context diff format
  • side-by-side: Show line-by-line comparison
  • -c, --context: Number of context lines (default: 3)
  • -o, --output: Save diff to file instead of stdout
  • --no-color: Disable colored output