riff

Syntax highlighter for diff output

TLDR

Highlight changed portions of a diff

$ git diff | riff

Set riff as the default git diff pager

$ git config --global pager.diff riff

Highlight differences between two files

$ diff [file1.txt] [file2.txt] | riff

riff is a wrapper around diff that highlights which parts of lines have changed, showing unchanged portions in a distinct color. It hyperlinks file names and hunk headers to source code lines and also highlights merge conflicts. It integrates with git as a pager for enhanced diff viewing.