vimdiff can be quite cool when combined with <() bash feature (which presents command output as file). e.g. see color difference of installed packages on local

vimdiff can be quite cool when combined with <() bash feature (which presents command output as file). e.g. see color difference of installed packages on local and remote server vimdiff <( dpkg -l | grep -w ii | awk '{print $2}' | sort -V ) <( ssh REMOTE_SERVER dpkg -l | grep -w ii | awk '{print $2}' | sort -V )