---
name: "Text::WordDiff::ANSIColor"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtext-worddiff-perl"
version: "0.09-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Text::WordDiff::ANSIColor"
---

# Text::WordDiff::ANSIColor(3pm)

ANSI colored formatting for Text::WordDiff

## Name

Text::WordDiff::ANSIColor - ANSI colored formatting for Text::WordDiff

## Synopsis

```
    use Text::WordDiff;
    my $diff = word_diff 'file1.txt', 'file2.txt';
    my $diff = word_diff \$string1,   \$string2,   { STYLE => 'ANSIColor' };
    my $diff = word_diff \*FH1,       \*FH2;       \%options;
    my $diff = word_diff \&reader1,   \&reader2;
    my $diff = word_diff \@records1,  \@records2;
    # May also mix input types:
    my $diff = word_diff \@records1,  'file_B.txt';
```

## Description

This class subclasses Text::WordDiff::Base to provide a formatting class for Text::WordDiff that uses ANSI-standard terminal escape sequences to highlight deleted and inserted text. This formatting class is the default class used by Text::WordDiff; see its documentation for details on its interface. This class should never be used directly.

Text::WordDiff::ANSIColor formats word diffs for viewing in an ANSI-standard terminal session. The diff content is highlighted as follows:

- Deletes

  Deleted words will display in bold-faced red. The ANSI standard for strikethrough is also used, but since it is not supported by most terminals, likely will not show up.

- Inserts

  Inserted words will display in bold-faced, underlined green.

All other content is simply returned.

## See Also

- Text::WordDiff

  - Text::WordDiff::HTML

  ## Support

This module is stored in an open repository at the following address:

\<https://svn.kineticode.com/Text-WordDiff/trunk/\>

Patches against Text::WordDiff are welcome. Please send bug reports to \<bug-text-worddiff@rt.cpan.org\>.

## Author

David Wheeler \<david@kineticode.com\>

Currently maintained by the developers of The Perl Shop \<tps@cpan.org\>.

## Copyright and License

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 David E. Wheeler. Some Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.