# Install ansi-diff-stream with npm

A transform stream that diffs input buffers and outputs the diff as ANSI. If you pipe this to a terminal it will update the output with minimal changes. Version 1.2.1 via npm; verified 2018-03-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:ansi-diff-stream
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g ansi-diff-stream
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:ansi-diff-stream
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Source summary:** A transform stream that diffs input buffers and outputs the diff as ANSI. If you pipe this to a terminal it will update the output with minimal changes.
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/mafintosh/ansi-diff-stream>
- **Last updated:** 2018-03-23T02:32:30.388Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ansi-diff-stream (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.2.1

## Security Notes

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



## Sources

- pkg.so package database
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