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# diff

Usage: docker diff CONTAINER

Inspect changes on a container's filesystem

List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem

There are 3 events that are listed in the `diff`:

1. `A` - Add

2. `D` - Delete

3. `C` - Change

For example:

$ docker diff 7bb0e258aefe

C /dev

A /dev/kmsg

C /etc

A /etc/mtab

A /go

A /go/src

A /go/src/github.com

A /go/src/github.com/docker

A /go/src/github.com/docker/docker

A /go/src/github.com/docker/docker/.git

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