How to diff remote files using ssh ?

Tuesday 2 February 2021, by Nadir Soualem

diff file remote server

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diff /path/to/file <(ssh RemoteServer 'cat /path/to/file')

vimdiff /path/to/file scp://remotehost//path/to/file

diff <(ssh RemoteServer1 'cat /path/to/file') <(ssh RemoteServer2 'cat /path/to/file')

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