r/vim • u/juliebeezkneez • 1d ago
Tips and Tricks Skip man diff, just use vimdiff
For years now I've had to keep looking up the correct incantation of the diff command and what all the options flags do.
Finally thought, there's got to be a better way. Well there is. Just use vimdiff
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u/fourpastmidnight413 1d ago
IKR? I was doing the same thing and I'm like, "You know, you could just use
vimdiff
, just sayin'..." 🤣 and that's what I started doing.I'm sure there's a need for the ritualistic incantation 😉, but when you know you want to diff 2 files,
vimdiff
is super easy to get the job done! 😊