Linux Crash Course - The diff Command

In the Linux Crash Course series, we go over one important foundational topic around Linux one video at a time! And this time around, the diff command takes the spotlight. In this video, you'll see examples of the diff command in action, and more.

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*⏰ TIME CODES*
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Get your very own cloud Linux server with Linode (sponsor)
02:03 - Quick summary of the diff command
04:12 - Having the diff command explicitly tell us if files are identical or not
06:17 - A real world example showing a situation in which the diff command can help you out
11:47 - Understanding the output of the diff command
13:44 - What do the characters mean within the output of the diff command?
15:18 - Another example of comparing two files with diff, but with more advanced change characters
18:27 - Colorized output with the diff command
19:33 - Viewing more verbose output with the diff command*🎓 FULL LINUX COURSES FROM LEARN LINUX TV*

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[toweliethetowel]

Yesterday I was wondering how to use the "diff" command :) thx for reading my mind.

[РамильСафин-ыш]

Been studying an extensive Linux course for a little over a month. Yesterday was the moment of truth - me installing Linux on my laptop. Couldn't even install it properly. But I'm not giving up

[juanmiguel]

Diff and patch, two utils you have to learn and understand, not only for coding but also for managing the OS. Diff is the keystone in tools like git. And more, Github and so many were not exists without diff.

[slobgoblin]

Always nice to get a refresher, thanks Jay!

[portfedh]

Great tutorial! It was very useful and easy to understand.

[englishwithtsania]

this Youtube channel is the best linux tutorial channel ever!!

[nymnicholas]

Usually, I use "meld" when I compare files, but that is a GUI program.

[alexycox]

Great video Jay! .... but hey!?!? That Fedora cup is from Red Hat's employee online store.🤔🤔 You a fellow Red Hatter?

[chromerims]

Your content is understated megagenius. 👍

[ubeaut]

I like vimdiff (call me old fashion)...🙂

[mihai]

Good video.
The file changes at 10:26 and 11:54 are different. At 11:54 you have the #

[ruixue]

5:10 change
5:47 diff result with c indicator
6:08

[ioussyu]

i really like the logo of your cup😄fedora

[Ray.wp.]

Robin Williams teach us how to hack the Jumanji game:)

[cmahte]

dropped at 8:03. this is supposed to be about diff. LCC is off my list. just a sales pitch, only a cloud that doesn't cloud seems to be a poor marketing plan.

[Theborg]

I miss the difference of seeing the difference in 2 folders. if you run a backup on a folder and want to know that all files were included.

[toromac]

colordiff - just hope you're not red/green colourblind!