xmldiff - Create a diff for two XML files
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Description
xmldiff is a library and a command-line utility for making diffs out of XML. This may seem like something
that doesn't need a dedicated utility, but change detection in hierarchical data is very different from
change detection in flat data. XML type formats are also not only used for computer readable data, it is
also often used as a format for hierarchical data that can be rendered into human readable formats. A
traditional diff on such a format would tell you line by line the differences, but that would not be
readable by a human. xmldiff provides tools to make human readable diffs in those situations.
Example
Common usage:
$ xmldiff file1.xml file2.xml
Making an output a bit more human readable by structuring it with whitespace:
$ xmldiff -f xml -p file1.xml file2.xml
Name
xmldiff - Create a diff for two XML files
Options
-h,--help
Display help and exit.
-v,--version
Display version and exit.
-f,--formatter
Possible choices: xml, diff, old Formatter selection. Default: "diff"
-w,--keep-whitespace
Do not strip ignorable whitespace. Default: False
-p,--pretty-print
Try to make XML output more readable. Default: False
-F A value between 0 and 1 that determines how similar nodes must be to match.
--unique-attributes
A comma separated list of attributes that uniquely identify a node. Can be empty. Unique
attributes for certain elements can be specified in the format {NS}element@attr. Default:
"{http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace}id"
--ratio-mode
Possible choices: accurate, faster, fast Choose the node comparison optimization. Default: "fast"
--fast-match
A faster, less optimal match run. Default: False
See Also
xmlpatch(1).
Synopsis
xmldiff [-h] [-v] [-f {xml,diff,old}] [-w] [-p] [-FF]
[--unique-attributes [UNIQUE_ATTRIBUTES]]
[--ratio-mode {accurate,faster,fast}] [--fast-match]
file1file2