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Xdelta

Xdelta is a command line tool for delta encoding, which stores or transmits the difference (deltas) between sequential data, instead of entire files. This is similar to diff and patch, except diff computes and shows the difference between two complete files, while patch is primarily designed for human-readable text files; Xdelta is designed for binary…

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Developer
Joshua MacDonald
License
Apache License 2.0
Operating system
Unix-like, Microsoft Windows
Original author
Joshua MacDonald
Release
October 12, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-10-12)
Repository
github.com/jmacd/xdelta

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Xdelta

Nodes11
Edges10
Triples15
Avg. degree1.82
Density0.181818
Components1

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Xdelta

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related to External links · 5
Xdelta → Compression Data, Project, RFC, The VCDIFF Generic Differencing, Tridgell's PhD
Developer · 1
Xdelta → Joshua MacDonald
License · 1
Xdelta → Apache License 2.0
Operating system · 1
Xdelta → Unix-like, Microsoft Windows
Original author · 1
Xdelta → Joshua MacDonald
Release · 1
Xdelta → October 12, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-10-12)
Repository · 1
Xdelta → github.com/jmacd/xdelta
Stable release · 1
Xdelta → 3.2.0 / 21 June 2026; 2 months ago (21 June 2026)
Type · 1
Xdelta → Utility software
Written in · 1
Xdelta → C and C++

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files unix-like delta encoding difference primarily designed joshua macdonald software operating microsoft windows rsync vcdiff data xdelta1 andrew diff patch

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XdeltaDeveloperJoshua MacDonald1.00infobox
XdeltaLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
XdeltaOperating systemUnix-like, Microsoft Windows1.00infobox
XdeltaOriginal authorJoshua MacDonald1.00infobox
XdeltaReleaseOctober 12, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-10-12)1.00infobox
XdeltaRepositorygithub.com/jmacd/xdelta1.00infobox
XdeltaStable release3.2.0 / 21 June 2026; 2 months ago (21 June 2026)1.00infobox
XdeltaTypeUtility software1.00infobox
XdeltaWritten inC and C++1.00infobox
Xdeltais acommand line tool for delta encoding0.90text
Xdeltarelated to External linksProject0.60section
Xdeltarelated to External linksTridgell's PhD0.60section

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