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@brinzl/filediff

v0.1.1

Published

A browser-based git diff viewer

Readme

filediff

A browser-based git diff viewer. Run it in any git repo and it opens a clean, visual diff of your changes in the browser.

Why?

I wanted to view the diffs of a local folder and be able to screen share it in a better way. The diffing view in the editor was not enough, so I built a CLI that serves a proper diff view in the browser.

screenshot

Features

  • Syntax highlighted diffs
  • Side-by-side (split) and stacked (unified) diff views
  • Filter to a subdirectory within the repo
  • Uses execFile instead of exec to prevent shell injection
  • Spins up a simple Node HTTP server with no external dependencies

Installation

npm install -g @brinzl/filediff

Usage

filediff [options]

Options:
  -d, --dir <path>       Directory to serve (default: .)
  -p, --port <number>    Port number (default: 4321)
  -s, --sub-dir <path>   Filter to a subdirectory within the repo
  -o, --open             Auto-open the browser
  -h, --help             Show this help message

Acknowledgments

Some libraries and tools that made it much simpler to build the UI.

  • @pierre/diffs for the diff rendering component that powers the diff view
  • shadcn/ui for the UI components that made building the interface a lot easier