1# diff
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4Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
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6### Aliases
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8`docker container diff`, `docker diff`
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13## Description
14
15List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem since the
16container was created. Three different types of change are tracked:
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18| Symbol | Description |
19|--------|---------------------------------|
20| `A` | A file or directory was added |
21| `D` | A file or directory was deleted |
22| `C` | A file or directory was changed |
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24You can use the full or shortened container ID or the container name set using
25`docker run --name` option.
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27## Examples
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29Inspect the changes to an `nginx` container:
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31```console
32$ docker diff 1fdfd1f54c1b
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34C /dev
35C /dev/console
36C /dev/core
37C /dev/stdout
38C /dev/fd
39C /dev/ptmx
40C /dev/stderr
41C /dev/stdin
42C /run
43A /run/nginx.pid
44C /var/lib/nginx/tmp
45A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body
46A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/fastcgi
47A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/proxy
48A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/scgi
49A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/uwsgi
50C /var/log/nginx
51A /var/log/nginx/access.log
52A /var/log/nginx/error.log
53```
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