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Install difference with Cargo

A Rust text diffing and assertion library. Version 2.0.0 via Cargo; verified 2018-01-23. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install difference.

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cargo install difference

local crates.io package metadata

overview

Package summary

A Rust text diffing and assertion library.

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difference

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for difference. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`difference`	binary	cargo-installed executable	Declared by crates.io version metadata.

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-08-03

manager version2.0.0

manager updated2018-01-23

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cargo:difference
Version	2.0.0
Package manager	Cargo
Package manager page	https://crates.io/crates/difference
Repository	https://github.com/johannhof/difference.rs
Upstream docs	https://johannhof.github.io/difference.rs/difference/index.html
License	MIT
Source archive	https://static.crates.io/crates/difference/difference-2.0.0.crate
Last updated	2018-01-23 17:31:55.462599+00
Published	2018-01-23 17:31:55.462599+00
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	crates.io database dump
Crate ID	3,068
Crate Size	147,616
Executable Intent	Intent public_cli Signals manifest declares a binary target archive contains src/main.rs binary name matches crate name
Has Lib	yes
Num Versions	4
Recent Download Window Days	90
Version ID	78,551

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%

difference 2.0.0-1+b14

text diffing tool

sudo apt install difference

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: rust-difference
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Difference

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: difference from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

difference 2.0.0-1build2

text diffing tool

sudo apt install difference

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: rust-difference
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Difference

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: difference from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

source trail

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

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
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