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Install diffr with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix

LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal. Version 0.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install diffr.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install diffr

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install diffr

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/diffr/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install diffr

Debian stable package indexes · diffr · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#diffr

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/diffr/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal

Commands and aliases

  • diffr

history

Project history and usage

diffr is a terminal filter that refines unified diffs with word-level highlighting, making code review easier when ordinary line-oriented output is too coarse.

Project history

The changelog records the initial 0.1.0 release on 2019-07-01. Early releases added color customization, split reusable logic into `diffr-lib`, optimized LCS post-processing, and added line-number display.

Adoption history

The official README documents installation through Homebrew, Arch AUR, Cargo, and direct source builds. It also shows diffr configured as a Git pager and interactive diff filter, which is the main adoption path for daily review use.

How it is used

diffr reads unified diff input on stdin and writes enhanced output on stdout. The README shows `git show HEAD | diffr` for one-off use and `.gitconfig` settings that route Git paging and interactive diffs through diffr.

Why package nerds care

diffr matters to package and source maintainers because it stays in the Unix-filter tradition: no repository database, no review server, just a small CLI that improves the diffs developers already pipe around.

Timeline

  • 2019: 0.1.0 initial release.
  • 2019: 0.1.2 split reusable logic into diffr-lib.
  • 2020: 0.1.3 added line-number display.

Related projects

  • The README calls diffr an improvement on Git's diff-highlight script and notes Git's built-in `--word-diff` and `--color-words` options as related approaches.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
diffrexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.1.5
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:diffr
Version0.1.5
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/mookid/diffr
Repositoryhttps://github.com/mookid/diffr
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

diffr 0.1.5-2+b7

LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal

https://github.com/mookid/diffr

sudo apt install diffr
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-diffr
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diffr
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: diffr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

diffr

nix profile install nixpkgs#diffr
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diffr
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diffr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

diffr 0.1.5-2

LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal

https://github.com/mookid/diffr

sudo apt install diffr
  • Section: universe/rust
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-diffr
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diffr
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: diffr from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
MacPorts95%

diffr

sudo port install diffr
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diffr
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/diffr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation