diffutils
File comparison utilities
Binary packages in testing
| Architecture | Version | Section | Installed size |
|---|---|---|---|
| amd64 | 1:3.12-1 | utils | 1,768 kB |
| arm64 | 1:3.12-1+b1 | utils | 1,849 kB |
| armhf | 1:3.12-1 | utils | 1,780 kB |
| i386 | 1:3.12-1 | utils | 1,774 kB |
| loong64 | 1:3.12-1+b1 | utils | 1,847 kB |
| ppc64el | 1:3.12-1 | utils | 1,910 kB |
| riscv64 | 1:3.12-1 | utils | 1,707 kB |
| s390x | 1:3.12-1 | utils | 1,794 kB |
Description
File comparison utilities
Dependencies amd64
- Pre-Depends
- libc6 (>= 2.38)
- Suggests
- diffutils-doc, wdiff, gnulib-l10n
Source package
- Name
- diffutils
- Version
- 1:3.12-1
- Maintainer
- Santiago Vila
- Homepage
- https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
- Repository
- https://salsa.debian.org/sanvila/diffutils
Bugs (23 open)
Each bug opens in the Debian bug tracking system, which holds its message log and current state.
- #1142675 normal diffutils: CVE-2026-53910 on bugs.debian.org forwarded against src:diffutils by Salvatore Bonaccorso reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #1135611 normal The exit statuses of diff(1) are ill-specified and should be mentioned in the EXIT STATUS subsection of the diff manpage. on bugs.debian.org pending by Md Ayquassar reported updated
- #1118586 normal diffutils: diff --to-file=directory no longer works as expected on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Werner Frey reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #1093672 normal diffutils: Option --show-c-function might cut inside wide char on bugs.debian.org pending by Celelibi reported updated
- #1069235 normal diff -r cannot properly display a filename containing an escape sequence and garbles the screen on bugs.debian.org pending by Al Ma reported updated
- #881935 normal regression: diff unbearably slow for large files, --speed-large files has no visible effect on bugs.debian.org pending by Marc Lehmann reported updated
- #464000 normal cmp: Please document that "cmp -l" outputs differing bytes in octal on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Alain Kalker reported updated forwarded to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org upstream
- #929896 minor diffutils: diff -r found devnodes of same minor/major as different in some cases on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Ludovic Pouzenc reported updated forwarded to debbugs.gnu.org
- #126668 minor diff: unnecessary message with sockets on bugs.debian.org forwarded reported updated forwarded to Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> upstream
- #1126444 wishlist wish: diff -rq --print-newest-first should print the newest of the two differing files first on bugs.debian.org pending by Peter Müller reported updated
- #750938 wishlist diffutils: cmp: suggestion for a prefetch option on bugs.debian.org pending by Frank Heckenbach reported updated upstream
- #734840 wishlist diff -R (aka diff --reverse)? on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Harald Dunkel reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org
- #680990 wishlist Diff does not show BOM difference. on bugs.debian.org forwarded by jmg reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #664795 wishlist diffutils: diff: implement "Patience Diff" algorithm on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Samuel Bronson reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #664701 wishlist diffutils: Options should be listed in index on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Samuel Bronson reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #647648 wishlist wishlist: diff with given percentage for webpages on bugs.debian.org forwarded by yellow reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #540460 wishlist diff: please add new option to support compressed files: -z, --compress on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Jari Aalto reported updated forwarded to article.gmane.org upstream
- #514893 wishlist cmp: please allow comparing multiple files on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Michael Stransky reported updated forwarded to bug-diffutils@gnu.org upstream
- #246838 wishlist diff: option to ignore symbolic links on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Vincent Lefevre reported updated forwarded to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org upstream
- #246202 wishlist cmp: verbosity needs to be expanded to cover varying levels of detail on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Jim W. Jaszewski reported updated forwarded to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org upstream
- #155150 wishlist diff: diff -u displays unnecessary zeros after the seconds on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Vincent Lefevre reported updated forwarded to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org upstream
- #107299 wishlist diff: should be able to specify which file's context lines are printed on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Jeff Sheinberg reported updated forwarded to Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> upstream
- #64958 wishlist diff: [PATCH] "compare backup files" option on bugs.debian.org forwarded by Peter Samuelson reported updated forwarded to Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> upstream