---
name: "cdiff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "colordiff"
version: "1.0.22-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdiff"
---

# cdiff(1)

a wrapper tool for colordiff

## NAME

cdiff - a wrapper tool for colordiff

## SYNOPSIS

**cdiff** {*URL\|FILE*}

## DESCRIPTION

cdiff is a wrapper for colordiff and will add colour to a diff given in a URL or a file, e.g.

```
cdiff http://some.url.com/foo/thing.patch
```

It also adds support for reading gzip, bzip2, xz, and lzma compressed diffs, and like colordiff, also supports reading diffs from standard input if URL or a filename is not specified. cdiff pipes colordiff's output through less -R.

## SEE ALSO

cdiff is part of the colordiff package, which should be consulted for further reference.

## AUTHORS

**Ville Skyttä**

cdiff author

**Dave Ewart**

colordiff author, packager for colordiff/cdiff