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meld

Meld is a powerful command-line tool used for visual diff and merge operations. It provides a user-friendly interface for comparing and merging files. Meld supports a wide range of file types, including text files, images, and folders. The tool allows you to easily compare two or three files side by side, highlighting the differences between them. You can navigate through the differences using keyboard shortcuts or mouse clicks. With Meld, you can merge changes from two different files into a single output file, resolving conflicts along the way. The tool offers syntax highlighting for various programming languages, making it easier to identify differences in code files. Meld also provides a convenient search functionality to help locate specific changes within files. It supports plugins, allowing users to extend its functionality for their specific needs. Meld is an open-source tool available for Linux and Unix-based systems, and it can be installed using package managers like apt or yum.

List of commands for meld:

  • meld:tldr:05896 meld: Compare 3 files.
    $ meld ${filename_1} ${filename_2} ${filename_3}
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  • meld:tldr:08a1e meld: Compare 2 files.
    $ meld ${filename_1} ${filename_2}
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  • meld:tldr:69049 meld: Compare multiple sets of files.
    $ meld --diff ${filename_1} ${filename_2} --diff ${filename_3} ${filename_4}
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  • meld:tldr:75971 meld: Start meld.
    $ meld
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  • meld:tldr:77a85 meld: Open a comparison as a new tab in a pre-existing meld instance.
    $ meld --newtab ${filename_1} ${filename_2}
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