What is C diff?

Fact Sheet About C. diff C. diff (also known as Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile) is a germ (bacterium) that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). It’s estimated to cause almost half a million infections in the United States each year.

What is diff in Linux?

Linux diff 命令用于比较文件的差异。 diff 以逐行的方式，比较文本文件的异同处。 如果指定要比较目录，则 diff 会比较目录中相同文件名的文件，但不会比较其中子目录。 - 指定要显示多少行的文本。 此参数必须与-c或-u参数一并使用。 -a或--text diff预设只会逐行比较文本文件。

How does diff work?

So, you may say that diff works in this way: This also means you will get different output based on the order you place the file names in. An example of how the output differs depending on the file order: Using the table below as a reference, you can better understand what is happening in your terminal.

What happens when diff is run on a file like this?

When diff is run on a file like this, the output generates huge chunks of text and the symbols are difficult to see even with tools like the contextual output. To conserve space, I took a screenshot of the output for you to look at. Not very helpful, is it? You can use some of the same concepts to analyze these kinds of files.