Command-line tool

xdelta

brew/xdelta

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Binary diff, differential compression tools

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install xdelta

macOS

brew install xdelta

Linux

brew install xdelta

Create a patch ([e]ncode) based on a [s]ource file

xdelta3 -e -s path/to/old_file path/to/new_file path/to/patch_file

Apply a patch ([d]ecompress) to a [s]ource file

xdelta3 -d -s path/to/old_file path/to/patch_file path/to/new_file

Create a patch with a specific compression level

xdelta3 -0..9 -s path/to/old_file path/to/new_file path/to/patch_file

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