# Install diffutils with Cargo A CLI app for generating diff files. Version 0.5.0 via Cargo; verified 2026-01-02. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install diffutils. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cargo:diffutils ``` Additional install commands: ### Portable and language managers - Cargo (100%): ```sh cargo install diffutils ``` Evidence: local crates.io package metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cargo:diffutils - **Package manager:** Cargo - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.0 - **Source summary:** A CLI app for generating diff files - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT OR Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Published:** 2026-01-02 10:37:12.244177+00 - **Last updated:** 2026-01-02 10:37:12.244177+00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - diffutils (binary): Declared by crates.io version metadata. ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.5.0 ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for diffutils. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** crates.io database dump - **Crate ID:** 1,115,844 - **Crate Size:** 55,755 - **Edition:** 2021 - **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:** 5 - **Recent Download Window Days:** 90 - **Version ID:** 1,916,775 ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - diffutils - 1:3.10-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: diffutils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | File comparison utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - Debian apt - diffutils-doc - 1:3.10-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: diffutils-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for GNU diffutils in HTML format | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - Nix - diffutils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diffutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - diffutils - 1:3.10-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: diffutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | File comparison utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - Ubuntu apt - diffutils-doc - 1:3.10-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: diffutils-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for GNU diffutils in HTML format | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - apk - diffutils - 3.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: diffutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Show differences among files | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - apk - diffutils-doc - 3.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: diffutils-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Show differences among files (documentation) | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - dnf - diffutils - 3.12-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: diffutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | GNU collection of diff utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html - pacman - diffutils - 3.12-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: diffutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | Utility programs used for creating patch files | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils - zypper - diffutils - 3.12-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: diffutils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | GNU diff Utilities | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - zypper - diffutils-lang - 3.12-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: diffutils-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package diffutils | https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/ - MacPorts - diffutils: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/diffutils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - diffutils: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: diffutils from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','deezer' - Scoop - main/diffutils: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/diffutils.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - uutils.diffutils: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: uutils.diffutils from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [diffutils](https://pkg.so/pkg/brew/diffutils/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Sources - crates.io package index - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph