go install github.com/sters/yaml-diff/cmd/yaml-diff@latest
or download from Releases.
yaml-diff path/to/foo.yaml path/to/bar.yaml
If the given yaml has a --- separated structure, then the two yaml's will get all the differences in their respective structures. The one with the smallest difference is considered to be the same structure and the difference is displayed.
The result structure is the same as based or target yaml but format (includes map fields order) is different.
You can try example directory.
$ go run cmd/yaml-diff/main.go example/a.yaml example/b.yaml
--- example/a.yaml
+++ example/b.yaml
apiVersion: "v1"
kind: "Service"
metadata:
name: "my-service"
spec:
selector:
app: "MyApp"
ports:
-
protocol: "TCP"
- port: 80
+ port: 8080
targetPort: 9376
apiVersion: "apps/v1"
kind: "Deployment"
metadata:
name: "app-deployment"
labels:
app: "MyApp"
spec:
- replicas: 3
+ replicas: 10
selector:
matchLabels:
app: "MyApp"
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: "MyApp"
spec:
containers:
-
name: "app"
- image: "my-app:1.0.0"
+ image: "my-app:1.1.0"
ports:
-
containerPort: 9376
- foo: "missing-in-b"
this:
is:
the: "same"
- empty:
+ bar:
+ - "missing in a.yaml"
+ baz:
+ - "missing in a.yaml"
$ go run cmd/yaml-diff/main.go --ignore-empty-fields example/a.yaml example/b.yaml
--- example/a.yaml
+++ example/b.yaml
apiVersion: "v1"
kind: "Service"
metadata:
name: "my-service"
spec:
selector:
app: "MyApp"
ports:
-
protocol: "TCP"
- port: 80
+ port: 8080
targetPort: 9376
apiVersion: "apps/v1"
kind: "Deployment"
metadata:
name: "app-deployment"
labels:
app: "MyApp"
spec:
- replicas: 3
+ replicas: 10
selector:
matchLabels:
app: "MyApp"
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: "MyApp"
spec:
containers:
-
name: "app"
- image: "my-app:1.0.0"
+ image: "my-app:1.1.0"
ports:
-
containerPort: 9376
- foo: "missing-in-b"
this:
is:
the: "same"
empty:
+ bar:
+ - "missing in a.yaml"
+ baz:
+ - "missing in a.yaml"