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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# zdiff

> Invoke `diff` on `gzip` archives.
> More information: <https://manned.org/zdiff>.

- Compare two files, uncompressing them if necessary:

`zdiff {{path/to/file1.gz}} {{path/to/file2.gz}}`

- Compare a file to a `gzip` archive with the same name:

`zdiff {{path/to/file}}`
