Comparing Files With Vim - Vim's Diff Mode - Vim Tips & Tricks

Marco Peluso explains how to use Vim's diff mode to compare files, view differences, and jump between changes.

Learn how to use Vim's diff mode! Join my channel membership: youtube.com/channel/UCPIdAOR2dHuUGzADe7f3vnA/join Vim Cheat Sheet: marco-peluso.kit.com/vim-cheat-sheet youtube.com/watch?v=tdhxpn1XdjQ&list=PLAgc_JOvkdotvKxrwgBhfB… In this video you will learn, how to use Vim's diff mode to effectively compare files and easily see differences between them, as well as jumping between those differences. *Sponsor/Donate* GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/mplusp/ Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/marcopeluso *Free Cheat Sheets* Vim: marco-peluso.kit.com/vim-cheat-sheet tmux: marco-peluso.kit.com/tmux-cheat-sheet *Links* Advent of Vim 2025 .vimrc: gist.github.com/mplusp/0be70304b7a507e535fa6a6e0486f752 My Dotfiles: github.com/mplusp/dotfiles My Website: marcopeluso.com *Some of My Other Videos* youtube.com/watch?v=PDYpP22wAow youtube.com/watch?v=yXmakhASZfI youtube.com/watch?v=YwTalCgH2yc&list=PLAgc_JOvkdovpZmFvDAgOs… *Timestamps* 00:00 Intro 00:15 Activating Diff Mode 01:20 Diff Mode Basics 03:47 Comparing More Than Two Files *Tags* #vim #neovim #nvim #vimtips #vimtricks #learnvim #nvimtips #nvimtricks #learnnvim #learnneovim #vimbasics #nvimbasics #neovimbasics #vimdiff #vimdiffmode