Code compare tool for Linux [closed]

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What is the best code compare tool available for Linux? I have been using Beyond Compare in Windows and am looking for something similar for Ubuntu with nautilus integration.

Ineluctable answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:36 Comment(0)

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Try meld , there is a nautilus extension for it too.

Gourami answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:40 Comment(2)

apt-get install meld nautilus-compare – Screenplay 26/1, 2013 at 12:33

What a fantastically useful program. I love free software. – Begat 26/3, 2014 at 15:45

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Beyond compare works on Linux, too, there's even a .deb.

Seaddon answered 17/1, 2011 at 21:12 Comment(2)

It also adds commands to the "Scripts" submenu in Nautilus's context menu. – Dijon 17/1, 2011 at 22:20

BC has folder compare, so you can see instantly which files have differences. If you have hundreds of files in many folders and subfolders, that's a big plus. – Cappella 29/11, 2013 at 16:0

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I liked meld when I tried it on ubuntu, but I was using it with rapidsvn

One Line Installation Command:

sudo apt-get install meld

Website: http://meld.sourceforge.net/

Protract answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:42 Comment(0)

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I use Meld - http://meld.sourceforge.net/ You can install it from the Ubuntu repository

Brush answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:40 Comment(0)

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I think Meld would be it [i.e., the best]

Gambia answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:40 Comment(0)

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meld does not have ftp/sftp comparison. go for BC3 for Ubuntu, still the best one around

Madelyn answered 28/1, 2011 at 12:36 Comment(0)

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or since no one else mentioned it in the first minute....

why not meld?

Protract answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:43 Comment(1)

6 ppl mentioned it after 10min at about the same time :) – Brush 17/1, 2011 at 20:54

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I use diff and patch on the command line.

Screenplay answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:57 Comment(1)

@Chris Harrison: Hehe, since you make a cynical remark - use diffchecker.com , works on any OS - without installation. – Screenplay 25/1, 2013 at 9:42

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In short: http://meld.sourceforge.net/

Porker answered 17/1, 2011 at 20:42 Comment(0)

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I find vimdiff very hard to beat. You may go so far as to say it's beyond compare!

Gompers answered 28/1, 2011 at 12:44 Comment(1)

It also works on more operating systems than I use on a daily basis! – Gompers 22/3, 2011 at 20:40

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