No. 7 of 32 ·File Comparison Software

cwdiff

Linux

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

cwdiff is ranked #7 of 32 in file comparison software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

cwdiff plans and pricing

cwdiff Free No paid plans or usage limits stated github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Purpose: cwdiff is a wrapper for wdiff that supports directories and colorizes output.
Mercurial setup: The README describes configuring cwdiff as a Mercurial extdiff command and running it with hg wdiff.
Color option: The README says to add --no-color to the wdiff options to disable colors.
Downloads: The README lists a tarball, MacPorts, Arch Linux AUR, NetBSD, and Gentoo packages.
Documentation: The README links to project documentation hosted on junghans.github.io.
Support: The repository directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs.
Project type: GitHub describes the project as a shell-language repository.
Maintainer: The GitHub account associated with the repository identifies its owner as Christoph Junghans.
Maintainer location: The maintainer profile lists Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
License: The NetBSD package page lists the license as GNU GPL version 2.
Runtime dependencies: The NetBSD package page lists no runtime dependencies.
Operating system package: The NetBSD package page provides a NetBSD 10.0 binary package for cwdiff 0.4.0.
Price from: Free

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