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diffutils

Show differences among files

About diffutils

Show differences among files

This project links 16 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 2 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.diffutils: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.62 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.02 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed2 records
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Project identity

Project
diffutils
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
16
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

The GNU diff utilities find differences between files. diff is used to make source code patches, for instance.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. diffutils

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source diffutils

    3.10-r0

    Show differences among files

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. diffutils-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source diffutils

    3.10-r0

    Show differences among files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. diffutils

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source diffutils

    3.12-r0

    Show differences among files

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. diffutils-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source diffutils

    3.12-r0

    Show differences among files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. diffutils

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source diffutils

    3.12-r0

    Show differences among files

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. diffutils-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source diffutils

    3.12-r0

    Show differences among files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. diffutils

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    1:3.8-4

    File comparison utilities

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. diffutils-doc

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / doc / source diffutils

    1:3.8-4

    Documentation for GNU diffutils in HTML format

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. diffutils

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    1:3.10-4

    File comparison utilities

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. diffutils-doc

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / doc / source diffutils

    1:3.10-4

    Documentation for GNU diffutils in HTML format

    alltrixie

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. diffutils

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Text/Utilities / source diffutils

    3.6-4.3.1

    GNU diff Utilities

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  2. diffutils-lang

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Localization / source diffutils

    3.6-4.3.1

    Translations for package diffutils

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. diffutils

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Text/Utilities / source diffutils

    3.12-160000.2.2

    GNU diff Utilities

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. diffutils-lang

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Localization / source diffutils

    3.12-160000.2.2

    Translations for package diffutils

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. diffutils

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Text/Utilities / source diffutils

    3.12-1.5

    GNU diff Utilities

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. diffutils-lang

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Localization / source diffutils

    3.12-1.5

    Translations for package diffutils

    noarchtumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

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