SVK::Command::Diff(3)

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version 2.2.3 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 SVK::Command::Diff — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, listen up — this is the page for SVK::Command::Diff(3), part of the Perl docs, and it's literally just about showing you the diff between revisions or checkout copies. Iconic behaviour, honestly.

✨ NAME ✨

SVK::Command::Diff — display diff between revisions or checkout copies. That's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

diff [-r REV] [PATH...]
diff -r N[:M] DEPOTPATH
diff -c N DEPOTPATH
diff DEPOTPATH1 DEPOTPATH2
diff DEPOTPATH PATH

Five whole ways to ask for a diff, and every single one of them is valid. Pick your fighter. 💅

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -r [--revision] arg — takes ARG. Fun fact: some commands also take an ARG1:ARG2 range, so you're not stuck with just one number. 🎀
  • -c [--change] rev — shows the change from rev-1 to rev. And if rev is negative? It reverses the whole thing. Not me flipping the diff backwards, it's giving time travel but make it petty. 😭

🧚 The revision argument tea 🧚

Okay so a revision argument can be one of these, and you need to know all of them:

  • "HEAD" — latest in repository. Main character of the repo. ⭐
  • {DATE} — revision at start of the date. Yes, curly braces, don't come for me.
  • NUMBER — revision number. Just a number, bestie, it's not that deep.
  • NUMBER@ — interpret as remote revision number. The little @ changes everything, iykyk.
  • NUM1:NUM2 — revision range. Give it a range, get a range back. 🌈

And here's the bit everyone forgets:

Given negative NUMBER means "HEAD"+NUMBER. (Counting backwards) 🫶

So like, negative numbers aren't weird, they're just HEAD doing the worm. Slay.

💜 The rest of the flags 💜

  • -s [--summarize] — show summary only. No yapping, just the facts. 🍓
  • -v [--verbose] — print extra information. The opposite of -s, and she's loud about it. 📣
  • -X [--expand] — expand files copied as new files. Un-flattens the copy situation. 🧚
  • -N [--non-recursive] — do not descend recursively. Stay in your lane, literally. 🙈

Also, heads up: see also SVKDIFF in svk help environment. Go read it, it's important, no cap. 💖

And that's the whole page, bestie. perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-07-25 — mwah, kissing you goodbye, go diff something gorgeous 💅✨🎀🦋🌸

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