Revisions to Comparing two files in Vim

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edited Feb 17, 2022 at 21:13

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Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

You can then open another file for comparison in one side by entering a command such as:

:e file2.txt

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view, e.g.:

vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt

Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view:

vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt

Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

You can then open another file for comparison in one side by entering a command such as:

:e file2.txt

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view, e.g.:

vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt

Added syntax for usage of vimdiff command as mentioned in text to improve a) visibility by adding a code block and b) an example for easier understanding by newcomers.

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edit approved Jun 15, 2018 at 8:28

setempler

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Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view..:

vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt

Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view..

Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view:

vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt

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answered Aug 30, 2010 at 8:58

maxschlepzig

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Open the side by side view:

Ctrl+w v

Change between them:

Ctrl+w h or l

Checkout the vimdiff command, part of the vim package, if you want a diff-like view..

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