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yapf: Display a diff of the changes that would be made, without making them (dry-run).

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$ yapf --diff ${filename}

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This command runs the yapf tool with the --diff option on the given ${filename}.

Here is what each part means:

yapf: This is the command for running the yapf tool. yapf is a code formatter for Python programming language. It automatically formats Python code based on predefined style guidelines.
--diff: This is an option for yapf that displays the differences between the original code and the formatted code, without modifying the original file. It allows you to see how the code will be formatted without actually applying the changes.
${filename}: This is a placeholder for the name of the file you want to format or check for differences. You need to replace ${filename} with the actual name of the file. yapf will use the given file to format the code and generate a diff if the --diff option is used.

By executing this command, you can see a comparison of the original code and the formatted code without modifying the original file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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