zie tevens GUI apps : file compare tools

visual compare of binary files ( hex )

https://github.com/madsen/vbindiff

cmd line tools

diff tool

diff  file1  file2 
diff --brief --recursive  Dir1 Dir2
diff --brief --recursive Dir1 Dir2 --exclude '*.log'

no output : files = same
output : displays 1st diff

there are wrappers tools for the diff tool that enhance its functionality :
- colordiff = diff + color + syntax highlighting
- wdiff : compare here is per word per word base
very usefull for for search on changed words and forsearching which paragraphs have been refilled
- Vimdiff

Midnight Commander

is a terminal file mgr
use the ” Ctrl-x d “shortcut to make a comparison of directories
kan wel niet overweg met mount points (zoals een android)

TODO : uitzoeken

however :
not recursive , only on file metadata
but very usefull for a quick comparison or where metadata

vifm

also a terminal FM
https://vifm.info
recursive and on content