Question 1

What is a text diff?

Accepted Answer

A comparison that shows the differences between two blocks of text. Added lines, removed lines, and unchanged lines are highlighted with different colors.

Question 2

What's the difference between inline and side-by-side view?

Accepted Answer

Inline view shows both texts merged with additions and removals marked in sequence. Side-by-side view shows the original and modified texts in parallel columns.

Question 3

What does "ignore whitespace" do?

Accepted Answer

It treats lines that differ only in spaces, tabs, or indentation as identical. This is useful when comparing code that has been reformatted.

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