# Dirdiff
> Efficiently compute differences between two directories

## Summary
Efficiently compares two directories, computing and reporting differences in structure and file contents.

## Capabilities
- Compare two directory structures
- Detect file content changes
- Report added, removed, and modified files
- Efficient comparison algorithm

## When to Use
- User needs to compare two directory trees
- User wants efficient directory diffing

## When NOT to Use
- User only needs to diff individual files

## Related Tools
- [difftastic](/tools/difftastic) (complementary): difftastic is for diffing individual files

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/dirdiff
