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A terminal UI for watching and reviewing agent progress, designed for a tmux panel workflow where you monitor agent changes on one side while working on the other.
Uses difftastic for structural, syntax-aware diffs with ANSI color output via an in-process Rust dependency.
Install
Install from crates.io
This installs ripdiff into ~/.cargo/bin/.
Install from source (local checkout)
Releasing
Maintainer release instructions live in RELEASING.md.
Usage
Run inside any git repo with uncommitted changes:
ripdiff
# or
rd
Or point it at a specific repo:
ripdiff /some/repo
Key Bindings
Global
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab / Shift-Tab |
Toggle focus between panels |
h / ? |
Open or close help |
t |
Toggle between inline and side-by-side diff |
r |
Force refresh |
q / Esc |
Quit |
File List Panel
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j / ↓ |
Move file selection down |
k / ↑ |
Move file selection up |
→ |
Switch to diff panel |
gg / G |
Jump to top / bottom of file list |
s / S |
Toggle selected file staged / toggle all files staged |
Space e |
Hide / show file list sidebar |
Enter |
Toggle diff visibility for selected file |
Diff Panel
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j / ↓ |
Scroll down one line |
k / ↑ |
Scroll up one line |
← |
Switch to file list |
Ctrl-d / Ctrl-u |
Scroll half page down / up |
gg / G |
Jump to top / bottom of diff |
s / S |
Toggle selected file staged / toggle all files staged |
] / [ |
Jump to next / previous hunk |
Space e |
Hide / show file list sidebar |
Enter |
Toggle diff visibility for selected file |