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svn diff -r1234 | cdiff -s # view svn diff comparing to given revision
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diff -u file1 file2 | cdiff # view diff between two files (note the '-u')
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diff -ur dir1 dir2 | cdiff # view diff between two dirs
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- cat foo.patch | cdiff # view a unified patch (or cdiff < foo.path)
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- # View a GitHub pull request, side by side (GitHub web interface is missing
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- # this feature :)
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+ # View diff in a GitHub pull request, side by side
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curl https://github.com/ymattw/cdiff/pull/11.diff | cdiff -s
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+ # View a patch file in unified or context format, the latter depends on
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+ # command `filterdiff` from package `patchutils` which is available in
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+ # major Linux distros and MacPorts. "cdiff < foo.path" works too.
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+ cat foo.patch | cdiff
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Redirect output to another patch file is safe:
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.. code:: sh
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-- Only takes unified diff for input
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+- Does not recognize `normal` diff, and depends on ``filterdiff`` (patchutils)
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- Terminal might be in a mess on exception (type ``reset`` can fix it)
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