Using Vim as a Diff Tool

• Using Vim as a Diff Tool

command

vim -d file1.txt file2.txt or vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt

• Switching Between Diff Windows: Ctrl-w + Ctrl-w
• Changing Split Window Orientation
  • ctrl-w + K key combination to change window orientation from vertical to horizontal.
  • ctrl-w + H shortcut to switch back window orientation to a vertical split.
• Jumping Between Changes
  • ]c key combination to go to the next change.
  • [c shortcut to jump to the previous change.
• Applying Changes From the Diff Window: :diffget, :diffput
• Export Diff to the HTML Web Page: :TOhtml | w ~/diff.html