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# npm diff
> Compare package versions from the `npm` registry and show differences.
> Similar to `git diff`.
> More information: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/npm-diff>.
- Compare two specific package versions:
`npm diff --diff {{package_name}}@{{version1}} --diff {{package_name}}@{{version2}}`
- Compare current local packages with latest published version:
`npm diff`
- Compare current local package with a specific version:
`npm diff --diff {{package_name}}@{{version}}`
- Compare a package in the current directory with the registry version:
`npm diff --diff {{package_name}}`
- Show only filenames that differ:
`npm diff --diff-name-only --diff {{package_name}}@{{version1}} --diff {{package_name}}@{{version2}}`
- Compare specific files or directories only:
`npm diff {{path/to/file_or_directory}} --diff {{package_name}}@{{version1}} --diff {{package_name}}@{{version2}}`
- Ignore whitespace when comparing:
`npm diff --diff-ignore-all-space --diff {{package_name}}@{{version1}} --diff {{package_name}}@{{version2}}`