---
name: "gfadiff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-rgfa"
version: "1.3.1+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gfadiff"
---

# gfadiff(1)

compare two GFA files

## NAME

gfadiff - compare two GFA files

## SYNOPSIS

**gfadiff** \[-h\] \[-s\] \[-l\] \[-c\] \[-p\] \[-i\] \[-script\] \<gfa1\> \<gfa2\>

## DESCRIPTION

If a combination of -h,-s,-l,-c and/or -p is specified, then only record of the specified type \[h=headers, s=segments, l=links, c=containments, p=paths\] are compared. (default: -h -s -l -c -p)

## OTHER OPTIONS

- **-i**

  output message if identical

- **-script**

  create Ruby script to transform gfa1 into gfa2

## SEE ALSO

[**rgfa-simdebruijn**(1)](/rgfa-simdebruijn/1.md), **rgfa-findcrispr**(1), [**rgfa-mergelinear**(1)](/rgfa-mergelinear/1.md)

## BUGS

Please report bugs to the RGFA issue tracker:  \<https://github.com/ggonnella/rgfa/issues\>