---
name: "octocatalog-diff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "octocatalog-diff"
version: "2.1.0-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/octocatalog-diff"
---

# octocatalog-diff(1)

Compile and compare Puppet catalogs

## NAME

**octocatalog-diff** - Compile and compare Puppet catalogs

## SYNOPSIS

octocatalog-diff \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**octocatalog-diff** is a tool to detect and display differences in Puppet catalogs compiled from different environments. The catalogs may be obtained through any of the following means:

- •

  Compilation using a local puppet instance

- •

  Puppet master 3.x/4.x HTTP API

- •

  PuppetDB HTTP API

- •

  Precompiled JSON catalogs

**octocatalog-diff** filters out attributes or resources with no effect (e.g. tags) and displays only state differences between the two catalogs. It does not require a working Puppet master (or puppetserver), making it suitable for development use and use in Continuous Integration environments.

## USAGE

For a list of all  available options, please consult the output of **octocatalog-diff --help**.  Usage examples are available under /usr/share/doc/octocatalog-diff.

## SEE ALSO

[**puppet**(8)](/puppet/8.md)

## AUTHOR

**octocatalog-diff** was originally written by GitHub Inc.

This manual page was written by Apollon Oikonomopoulos \<apoikos@debian.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).