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.TH SSH-DIFF "1" "February 2022" "SSH-TOOLS" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
ssh-diff \- diff a file over ssh
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IP
Usage: ssh\-diff [OPTIONS] FILE [user@]hostname[:FILE]
.IP
There is an extra roundtrip to the remote system
to check for the existence of the file to be diffed.
So if you are not using SSH Keys
you may get prompted twice for a password.
.IP
Use "CHECK_REMOTE_FILE_EXISTS=NO ssh\-diff" to disable that behavior
.IP
Diff Options:
.IP
All options your local diff command supports ( except '\-r' ).
See 'man diff' and 'diff \fB\-\-help\fR' for more information.
.IP
SSH Options:
.TP
\fB\-4\fR
Use IPv4 only
.TP
\fB\-6\fR
Use IPv6 only
.TP
\fB\-p\fR port
Port to connect to on the remote host.
This can be specified on a per\-host basis in the configuration file.
.IP
Examples:
.IP
Default:
.IP
ssh\-diff \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP 192.168.1.10
.IP
ssh\-diff \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP root@192.168.1.10
.IP
ssh\-diff \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP root@192.168.1.10:/etc/hosts.old
.IP
Side\-by\-Side:
.IP
ssh\-diff \fB\-y\fR \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP 192.168.1.10
.IP
ssh\-diff \fB\-y\fR \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP root@192.168.1.10
.IP
ssh\-diff \fB\-y\fR \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP root@192.168.1.10:/etc/hosts.old
.IP
Unified:
.IP
ssh\-diff \fB\-u\fR \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP 192.168.1.10
.IP
ssh\-diff \fB\-u\fR \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP root@192.168.1.10
.IP
ssh\-diff \fB\-u\fR \fI\,/etc/hosts\/\fP root@192.168.1.10:/etc/hosts.old