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 CLion 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
- clion64.exe diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
- Examples
Compare two files:
clion64.exe diff C:\MyProject\Readme.md C:\MyProject\Readme.md.bakOpen a blank diff viewer:
clion64.exe diff
By default, CLion does not provide a command-line launcher. For more information about creating a launcher script for CLion, refer to Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- clion diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
- Examples
Compare two files:
clion diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bakOpen a blank diff viewer:
clion diff
You can find the script for running CLion 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
- clion.sh diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
- Examples
Compare two files:
clion.sh diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bakOpen a blank diff viewer:
clion.sh diff