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 JetBrains Rider 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
- %winexe64% diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
- Example
- %winexe64% diff C:\MyProject\Readme.md C:\MyProject\Readme.md.bak
By default, JetBrains Rider does not provide a command-line launcher. For information about creating a launcher script for JetBrains Rider, see Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- rider diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
- Example
- rider diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bak
You can find the script for running JetBrains Rider 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
- rider.sh diff <path1> <path2> [<path3>]
- Example
- rider.sh diff ~/MyProject/Readme.md ~/MyProject/Readme.md.bak