ewxrjk/remdiff

Remote diff over SSH

Remote Diff

remdiff is a wrapper for diff that access remote files via SFTP.

Example

$ remdiff /etc/motd sfere:/etc/motd
--- /etc/motd   2008-12-29 17:52:31.000000000 +0000
+++ /dev/fd/3   2020-05-09 17:37:29.269346209 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@

-The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
-the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
-individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
+Most of the programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are
+freely redistributable; the exact distribution terms for each program
+are described in the individual files in /usr/doc/*/copyright

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Note that /space on this machine is NOT BACKED UP.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------

Build

autoreconf -si
./configure
make
sudo make install

Documentation

remdiff --help
man remdiff

Run

remdiff LOCAL-PATH HOST:REMOTE-PATH

Either file can be local or remote (so yes, you can diff two remote files).

Future

• A few diff options are still missing.
• Recursive diff!