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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T13:34:47+00:00 2026-05-24T13:34:47+00:00

If I do a diff from emacs, I get something that looks like a

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If I do a diff from emacs, I get something that looks like a patch, and the files are concatenated in one big file. Is there any function that I could use to compare them like in this image? It’s much easier to see what’s changed.

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    2026-05-24T13:34:48+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 1:34 pm

    Ediff works similarly: M-x ediff

    http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/ediff.html

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