What are the best terminal-based diff visualization tools?

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Best terminal-based diff visualization tools	Price	Platforms	License
-- delta (diff)	-	Linux, Windows, Mac	MIT
-- diff-so-fancy	-	-	-
-- ydiff (diff)	-	-	-

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delta (diff)

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Supports side-by-side view

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Platforms:Linux, Windows, Mac

License:MIT

Syntax Highlighting:yes

Side-by-side view:yes

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Word level differences

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diff-so-fancy

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UNIX command line differ compatible with version control tools

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ydiff (diff)

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Supports side-by-side view

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What are the best terminal-based diff visualization tools?

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delta (diff)

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My Recommendation for delta (diff)

Supports side-by-side view

Word level differences

Syntax highlighting

diff-so-fancy

My Recommendation for diff-so-fancy

My Recommendation for diff-so-fancy

UNIX command line differ compatible with version control tools

ydiff (diff)

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Supports side-by-side view

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