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Apr 30, 2022 at 01:18
Difftastic 0.28 is out :) * Added support for HCL, Swift and limited Perl * Fixes to directory diffing and inline display * Difftastic now performs some work in parallel!
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Release 0.28.0 · Wilfred/difftastic
Release 0.28.0 · Wilfred/difftastic
Difftastic is a diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for historical changes. Parsing Added support for HCL, Perl and Swift. Improved language detectio...

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