RZ_DIFF(1)

NAME
RZ_DIFF - Compare files and find binary differences

SYNOPSIS
rz-diff [OPTIONS] file0 file1

DESCRIPTION
rz-diff compares two files or binary programs and highlights the differences between them. It supports diffing different aspects like raw bytes, text lines, functions, sections, strings, etc., based on the options used.

-A  Compare virtual addresses from file0 with physical addresses in file1

-a arch
    Specify the architecture plugin to use for analysis (e.g., x86, arm)

-b bits
    Specify the register size for the chosen architecture (e.g., 16, 32, 64)

-B  Run 'aaa' when loading the binary

-C  Disable the use of colors in the output

-d algo
    Compute the edit distance between files using the chosen algorithm:

    myers
        Eugene W. Myers' O(ND) algorithm (no substitution)

    leven
        Levenshtein O(N^2) algorithm (with substitution)

    ssdeep
        Context triggered piecewise hashing comparison

-e k=v
    Set an evaluable config variable

-H  Enable hexadecimal visual mode for comparing files in hexadecimal format

-h  Display the help message

-i  Use command line arguments instead of files (only for -d)

-j  Output the comparison results in JSON format

-q  Generate quiet output with minimal information

-0 cmd
    Input for file0 when option -t 'commands' is given

-1 cmd
    Input for file1 when option -t 'commands' is given

-S WxH
    Set the width and height of the terminal for visual mode

-t type
    Compute the difference between two files based on the specified type:

    bytes
        Compare raw bytes in the files (only for small files)

    lines
        Compare text files

    functions
        Compare functions found in the files

    classes
        Compare classes found in the files

    command
        Compare command output returned when executed in both files. Requires -0 <cmd>, -1 <cmd> is optional.

    entries
        Compare entries found in the files

    fields
        Compare fields found in the files

    graphs
        Compare 2 functions and outputs in graphviz/dot format. Requires -0 <fcnname|offset>, -1 <fcn name|offset> is optional.

    imports
        Compare imports found in the files

    libraries
        Compare libraries found in the files

    sections
        Compare sections found in the files

    strings
        Compare strings found in the files

    symbols
        Compare symbols found in the files

-T  Show timestamp information in the output

-V  Show version information for rz-diff

-v  be more verbose (stderr output)

Palette colors can be changed by adding the following lines inside the $HOME/.rizinrc file

ec diff.unknown blue
    offset color

ec diff.match green
    match color

ec diff.unmatch red
    mismatch color

EXAMPLES
Compare two binary files using the default settings:

rz-diff file1.bin file2.bin

Compare two text files and display the output in JSON format:

rz-diff -j -t lines file1.txt file2.txt

Compare two functions from an architecture plugin:

rz-diff -t graphs -0 function1 -1 function2 binary1 binary2

SEE ALSO
rizin(1), rz-asm(1), rz-ax(1), rz-bin(1), rz-find(1), rz-gg(1), rz-hash(1), rz-run(1)

AUTHORS
pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>

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