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Diffuse – merge tool written in Python

Diffuse is an open source graphical tool for merging and comparing text files.

Diffuse is able to compare an arbitrary number of files side-by-side and offers the ability to manually adjust line-matching and directly edit files. Diffuse can also retrieve revisions of files from bazaar, CVS, darcs, git, mercurial, monotone, Subversion and GNU Revision Control System (RCS) repositories for comparison and merging.

Diffuse is implemented entirely in Python and should run on any platform with Python and PyGTK.

Key Features

  • Compare and merge an arbitrary number of files side-by-side (n-way merges).
  • Line matching can be manually corrected by the user.
  • Directly edit files.
  • Syntax highlighting.
  • Bazaar, CVS, Darcs, Git, Mercurial, Monotone, RCS, Subversion, and SVK support.
  • Unicode support.
  • Unlimited undo.
  • Easy keyboard navigation.

Website: diffuse.sourceforge.net
Support: Manual
Developer: Derrick Moser
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

Diffuse
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Diffuse is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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