Configcompare -
case $EXT in json) diff -u <(jq -S . "$FILE1") <(jq -S . "$FILE2") ;; yaml|yml) diff -u <(yq -P . "$FILE1") <(yq -P . "$FILE2") ;; xml) diff -u <(xmllint --format --c14n "$FILE1") <(xmllint --format --c14n "$FILE2") ;; *) diff -u "$FILE1" "$FILE2" ;; esac
diff -u file1_normalized.json file2_normalized.json Better yet, use a structural diff tool that understands paths: configcompare
xmllint --format --c14n file1.xml > file1_normalized.xml Now compare the normalized files: case $EXT in json) diff -u <(jq -S
