---
name: "tkdirdiff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tkcvs"
version: "8.2.3-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tkdirdiff"
---

# tkdirdiff(1)

graphical directory comparison tool

## NAME

tkdirdiff - graphical directory comparison tool

## SYNOPSIS

**tkdirdiff** \[options\] dir1 dir2 ...

## DESCRIPTION

tkdirdiff gives a graphical representation of the differences between two or more (up to five) directories, produce diffs between directory pairs and so on.

## OPTIONS

tkdirdiff accepts the following options.

- **--all\|-a**

  Don't exclude any files

- **--only\|-o** *pattern*

  Only process files matching pattern

- **--ignore\|-i** *pattern*

  Don't process files matching pattern

- **--rcs\|r**

  Ignore differences in RCS strings.  Requires the dirdiff package to be installed.

- **--bktag\|-t**

  Ignore differences in Bitkeeper strings.  Requires the dirdiff package to be installed.

- **-b, -w, -B, -i, -d**

  Passed on to [diff(1)](/diff/1.md)

- **-S**

  Show files that are the same in the file list

- **-K**

  Bitkeeper support

## SEE ALSO

[diff(1)](/diff/1.md), [dirdiff(1)](/dirdiff/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Paul Mackerras