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

> Display word differences between text files.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/>.

- Compare two files:

`wdiff {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`

- Ignore case when comparing:

`wdiff --ignore-case {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`

- Display how many words are deleted, inserted or replaced:

`wdiff --statistics {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`