A CLI tool that finds differences between two configuration files or data structures. This is a common task for which there are numerous online services, such as jsondiff.com. Useful for testing, debugging, or tracking changes in config files.

• Support for different input formats: YAML, JSON
• Output in plain, stylish, and JSON formats

You need to have Node.js installed. If it's not installed, use the installation guide. To check your Node.js version, use the command node -v.

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mxclg/difference-finder-cli

2. Navigate to the project directory

cd difference-finder-cli

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Link the package locally:

npm link

Run

gendiff [options] <filepath1> <filepath2>

Show help

gendiff -h

Example usage

gendiff --format plain file1.json file2.json

and you'll see =>

Usage: gendiff [options] <filepath1> <filepath2>
Compares two configuration files and shows a difference.
Options:
  -V, --version        output the version number
  -f, --format <type>  output format (default: "stylish")
  -h, --help           output usage information

• diff report – flat JSON files
• diff report – flat YAML files
• diff report – nested files in stylish format
• diff report – two nested files in plain format
• diff report – nested files in json format