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May 17, 2023 at 04:34
I've released difftastic 0.47! In this release: * Language detection is now completely overridable. You can do things like DFT_OVERRIDE='*.json:yaml' to treat all .json files as YAML. * Added support for the Solidity language.
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Release 0.47.0 · Wilfred/difftastic
Release 0.47.0 · Wilfred/difftastic
Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for historical changes. Language Detection Fixed an issue where file extensions of the...

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