# Installer difftastic avec Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de difftastic pour les workflows d'agents IA. ## installation ```sh sudo av install brew:difftastic ``` Commandes d'installation supplémentaires: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install difftastic ``` Preuve: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install difftastic ``` Preuve: MacPorts ports tree: devel/difftastic/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add difftastic ``` Preuve: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: difftastic from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install difftastic ``` Preuve: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: difftastic from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#difftastic ``` Preuve: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/difftastic/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S difftastic ``` Preuve: Arch Linux sync databases: difftastic from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install difftastic ``` Preuve: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: difftastic from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/difftastic ``` Preuve: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/difftastic.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Wilfred.difftastic -e ``` Preuve: Windows Package Manager source index: Wilfred.difftastic from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Faits du paquet - **Clé du paquet:** brew:difftastic - **Gestionnaire de paquets:** Homebrew - **Page du gestionnaire de paquets:** - **Version:** 0.69.0 - **Résumé source:** Diff that understands syntax - **Page d'accueil:** - **Dépôt:** - **Docs amont:** - **Licence:** MIT - **Archive source:** - **Dernière mise à jour:** 2026-06-15T10:20:15-04:00 - **Généré:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## exécutables - difft (cli) - difft (alias) ## Dépendances de compilation - rust ## Comportement d'installation - hook post-installation: non défini - Bouteille: disponible sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Version et fraîcheur - page générée: 2026-08-04 - version du gestionnaire: 0.69.0 - gestionnaire mis à jour: 2026-06-15 - données locales: OK - dépôt amont: https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic - dernière version détectée: 0.69.0 (à jour) ## Historique du projet et usages Difftastic is a structural diff tool that compares files using syntax rather than only lines, producing human-oriented output for code review and version-control workflows. ### Historique du projet The project README defines Difftastic as a syntax-aware diff tool and explicitly contrasts it with line-oriented diffing. Its changelog shows rapid development from the 0.1 series in 2021 through regular parser, display, Git-integration, and performance improvements. ### Historique d'adoption The official installation documentation covers multiple package-manager routes, and the README highlights compatibility with Git and other version-control systems. The manual provides specific Git aliases, `diff.external`, and `difftool` configuration, which made the tool easy to adopt incrementally. ### Modes d'utilisation Difftastic is commonly invoked as `difft` directly or wired into Git so `git diff`, `git show`, or `git log -p` can display syntax-aware differences. When files are unrecognized or parsing fails, the README documents fallback behavior to line-oriented diffing. ### Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent Difftastic is interesting to package nerds because it packages tree-sitter-backed structural comparison as a normal CLI. It lets maintainers review source changes in languages where reformatting, delimiters, and nested syntax can obscure the real change in a traditional unified diff. ### Chronologie - 2021: 0.1 series began, followed by frequent early releases. - 2022: Changelog shows continued language, parser, and display expansion through the 0.30 series. - 2025: 0.63 taught directory diffs to ignore `.git` directories. - 2026: 0.69 released with punctuation-aware syntactic comparison improvements. ### Related projects - Difftastic is related to traditional `diff`, Git external diff drivers, Git difftool integration, and tree-sitter parsers; its README also points users interested in AST merging to mergiraf. ### Sources - - - ## Notes de sécurité narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Risque Geiger:** vert / faible - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Détails de la base source - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** difftastic - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets - Nix - difftastic: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/difftastic/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - difftastic - 0.69.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: difftastic from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Diff tool that understands syntax | https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/ - apk - difftastic-doc - 0.69.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: difftastic-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Diff tool that understands syntax (documentation) | https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/ - dnf - difftastic - 0.69.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: difftastic from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Structural diff that understands syntax | https://crates.io/crates/difftastic - pacman - difftastic - 0.69.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: difftastic from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An experimental diff tool that compares files based on their syntax | https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk - zypper - difftastic - 0.69.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: difftastic from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A structural diff that understands syntax | https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/ - zypper - difftastic-doc - 0.69.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: difftastic-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for difftastic | https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/ - MacPorts - difftastic: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/difftastic/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/difftastic: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/difftastic.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Wilfred.difftastic: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Wilfred.difftastic from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Liens liés - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/fr/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/fr/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/fr/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/fr/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [happy-coder](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/happy-coder/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [diff-so-fancy](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/diff-so-fancy/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git. - [diffnav](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/diffnav/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git. - [difi](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/difi/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git. - [diffr](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/diffr/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git. - [diffutils](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/diffutils/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff. - [colordiff](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/colordiff/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff. - [diffoscope](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/diffoscope/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff. - [dyff](https://pkg.so/fr/brew/dyff/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/difftastic.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/difftastic.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph