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knife diff
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Syntax
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Options
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.. note:: Review the list of :doc:`common options </knife_common_options>` available to this (and all) |knife| subcommands and plugins.

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Examples
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The following examples show how to use this |knife| subcommand:

**Compare files that contain JSON data**

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**Compare the chef-repo and the server**

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**Compare, then return results**

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