Show HN: Deff – side-by-side Git diff review in your terminal

Source: Hacker News

Overview

deff is an interactive Rust TUI for reviewing git diffs side‑by‑side with syntax highlighting and added/deleted line tinting.

Features

• Keyboard and mouse navigation
• Vim‑style motions
• In‑diff search (/, n, N)
• Per‑file reviewed toggles
• Supports both upstream‑based and explicit --base/--head comparisons
• Ability to include uncommitted + untracked files via --include-uncommitted for reviewing the working tree before committing

Comparison Modes

• Upstream‑based comparisons
• Explicit --base/--head comparisons

Including Uncommitted Changes

Use the --include-uncommitted flag to review uncommitted and untracked files alongside committed changes.

Further Discussion

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