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structural diff tool that compares files based on their syntax
SpecsUpdate
PlatformsLinux, Mac, Windows
LicenseMIT
Syntax highlightingyes
Side-by-side-viewyes
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Pros
Pro Can diff directories
Pro Syntactic diffing
Down to a character.
Pro Cross platform
Linux, Mac and Windows.
Pro Supports over 20 languages (and some other syntax)
c, c++, c#, java, python, go, javascript, json, rust, sql, html, css and more.
See here.
Pro Language autodetection
Pro Has a manual
Pro Supports other version control tools
Like Mercurial.
Pro Works with Magit
Pro MIT license
Pro Has syntax highlighting
That can be turned off.
Cons
Con Can be confused with syntax at times
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