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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T21:50:43+00:00 2026-05-10T21:50:43+00:00

I have two files with slight differences. A normal diff will show me the

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I have two files with slight differences. A normal diff will show me the differences between the files. With -c or -u I can add an amount of context to each hunk. What options can I pass to diff to see every unchanged line alongside the changes, and get the diff as a single, large hunk?

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  1. 2026-05-10T21:50:44+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 9:50 pm

    Use the ‘-y’ option for full side by side output

    diff -y file1 file2

    Will give you output something like

    * Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.     * Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. * Praesent fringilla facilisis pede.                            * Praesent fringilla facilisis pede. * Nulla sit amet tellus id massa luctus pellentesque.           * Nulla sit amet tellus id massa luctus pellentesque. * Pellentesque a neque nec elit aliquam congue.                 * Pellentesque a neque nec elit aliquam congue. * Quisque rhoncus ultricies elit.                               * Quisque rhoncus ultricies elit. * Pellentesque laoreet urna id arcu.                            * Pellentesque laoreet urna id arcu. * Aenean non erat et elit egestas dictum.                       * Aenean non erat et elit egestas dictum. * Proin ornare sem eget nulla.                                  * Proin ornare sem eget nulla. * Phasellus placerat convallis elit.                            * Phasellus placerat convallis elit. * Donec ultricies metus non purus.                              * Donec ultricies metus non purus. * Sed vel enim et nunc accumsan egestas.                        * Sed vel enim et nunc accumsan egestas. * Cras eget elit in purus luctus ornare.                        * Cras eget elit in purus luctus ornare. * In pharetra ligula sodales pede.                            < * Morbi consectetuer mi vitae sem.                              * Morbi consectetuer mi vitae sem. * Donec sollicitudin pretium erat.                              * Donec sollicitudin pretium erat. * Cras facilisis nunc sed leo.                                  * Cras facilisis nunc sed leo. * Nunc varius ante sed nisi.                                    * Nunc varius ante sed nisi.                                                               > THIS SHOULDN'T BE HERE                                                               > THIS SHOULDN'T EITHER! * Aenean in quam sagittis est ornare ultricies.                 * Aenean in quam sagittis est ornare ultricies. * Etiam dignissim scelerisque velit.                            * Etiam dignissim scelerisque velit. * Mauris porta fringilla sapien.                                * Mauris porta fringilla sapien. * Proin vitae nisl vitae mauris viverra tempor.                 * Proin vitae nisl vitae mauris viverra tempor. * Maecenas quis arcu sed lorem mollis bibendum.                 * Maecenas quis arcu sed lorem mollis bibendum. * Morbi sed turpis non risus molestie posuere.                | * Morbi sed non risus molestie posuere. * Curabitur id magna in nulla commodo tristique.                * Curabitur id magna in nulla commodo tristique. * Praesent quis nulla vel augue faucibus viverra.             | * Praesent quis nulla BAD vel augue faucibus viverra. * Sed interdum libero.                                        | * Sed lacinia interdum libero.                                                               > ANOTHER ADDITION * Donec ultricies posuere arcu.                                 * Donec ultricies posuere arcu. * Etiam interdum auctor mi.                                     * Etiam interdum auctor mi. 
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