zsh-vsc-dif: a simple difftool

Problem Statement

Potential security risks when using an online difftools.

Solution

A local difftool. This plugin extends upon vscode's intregated difftool by dynamically generating files for any file extensions used and stores them in your local repo.

Features

Command	Action
dif	creates/loads & compares files: dif1.txt & dif2.txt
dif .ext	creates/loads & compares files: dif1.ext & dif2.ext
dif ~/foo.ext	creates/loads existing file with same file extention as foo.ext and compares files
dif ~/foo.ext ~/bar.ext	compares files
dif delete	deletes all generated files

.ext refers to the file extention (ex: .js .txt .json etc.)

Requiremnets

• Visual Studio Code
• oh-my-zsh

Install Instructions

• https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Customization
• https://opensource.com/article/19/9/adding-plugins-zsh

Enjoy!

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