Compare files from the command line

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