macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install colordifflocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install colordiffMacPorts ports tree · textproc/colordiff/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
colordiff mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für colordiff in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add colordiffAlpine Linux edge package indexes · colordiff · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install colordiffDebian stable package indexes · colordiff · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install colordiffFedora Rawhide package metadata · colordiff · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#colordiffnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/colordiff/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S colordiffArch Linux sync databases · colordiff · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install colordiffopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · colordiff · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Color-highlighted diff(1) output
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- cdiff
- colordiff
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
colordiff is Dave Ewart's Perl wrapper for `diff`, adding ANSI color to traditional diff output while preserving the familiar diff command-line workflow.
Projektgeschichte
The program dates to 2002 and has remained intentionally small: it wraps or filters diff-family output, recognizes several diff formats, and applies configurable color schemes. Its changelog shows a long maintenance history of portability fixes, support for more diff styles, and terminal behavior improvements rather than a shift in scope.
Adoptionsgeschichte
The upstream site tells Debian and Ubuntu users to install it from their distributions and notes that colordiff is packaged for other Linux, Unix, and BSD systems. The supplied package-manager metadata backs that up with entries across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE.
Wie es verwendet wird
Package users commonly run `colordiff file1 file2`, pipe existing `diff -u` output through `colordiff`, or alias `diff=colordiff`. The companion `cdiff` helper exists for compressed or URL-based diffs.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
colordiff is the archetypal tiny terminal-enhancement package: stable, scriptable, dependency-light, and useful before Git's color defaults became universal. Its value to package managers is broad portability and a predictable configuration surface rather than novelty.
Zeitleiste
- 2002: colordiff copyright history begins.
- 2000s: Support expanded for context, Subversion, side-by-side, wdiff, p4, and debdiff output.
- 2013: Upstream signing key changed for release tarballs.
- 2026: Version 1.0.22 released.
Related projects
- colordiff sits beside `diff`, `wdiff`, `debdiff`, CVS/Subversion diff output, and Git diff workflows, serving as a colorizing layer rather than a replacement diff algorithm.
Quellen
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: grün
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risikoklassifikator
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Warum
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signale
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 1 Plattformziele verfügbar.
- Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.
Empfohlene Prüfung
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
cdiff | cli | globales Executable | |
colordiff | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Version und Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Seite generiert2026-07-25
Manager-Version1.0.22
Manager aktualisiert2026-07-24
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt
- InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.colordiff.org/none Konfidenz
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:colordiff |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.22 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/colordiff |
| Homepage | https://www.colordiff.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/daveewart/colordiff |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/daveewart/colordiff#readme |
| Lizenz | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://www.colordiff.org/colordiff-1.0.22.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-07-24T10:43:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | coreutils |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf all) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
Details aus der Quelldatenbank
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | colordiff |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
colordiff 1.0.21-1
tool to colorize 'diff' output
sudo apt install colordiff- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
Nix95%
colordiff
nix profile install nixpkgs#colordiff- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
Ubuntu apt95%
colordiff 1.0.20-1
tool to colorize 'diff' output
sudo apt install colordiff- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
apk95%
colordiff 1.0.22-r0
Color terminal highlighter for diff files
sudo apk add colordiff- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: colordiff
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
apk95%
colordiff-doc 1.0.22-r0
Color terminal highlighter for diff files (documentation)
sudo apk add colordiff-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: colordiff
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
dnf95%
colordiff 1.0.22-1.fc44
Color terminal highlighter for diff files
sudo dnf install colordiff- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: colordiff
- 5 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
pacman95%
colordiff 1.0.22-1
A Perl script wrapper for 'diff' that produces the same output but with pretty 'syntax' highlighting
sudo pacman -S colordiff- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: any
- 2 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
zypper95%
colordiff 1.0.21-1.7
Colour-highlighted 'diff' output
sudo zypper install colordiff- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: colordiff
- 2 Abhängigkeiten
- 2 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
MacPorts95%
colordiff
sudo port install colordiff- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Colordiff
Ubuntu apt92%
python3-cdiff 1.0-1.1
Colored, incremental diff with side by side and auto pager support (Python 3)
sudo apt install python3-cdiff- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: cdiff
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- installed executable or alias match
- Abgeglichen nach: Cdiff
Quellspur
Aus Repository-Daten generiert
Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment