One can use MD5 or plain text diff to see differences in PDF files. If that's not enough, here's how to use diffpdf which knows how to diff based on appearance or words.
apt-get install diffpdf~/.gitconfig to add this:[difftool "diffpdf"]
cmd = diffpdf \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"
| # Produce PDFs from all Markdown files in a directory | |
| # Lincoln Mullen | http://lincolnmullen.com | [email protected] | |
| # List files to be made by finding all *.md files and appending .pdf | |
| PDFS := $(patsubst %.md,%.md.pdf,$(wildcard *.md)) | |
| # The all rule makes all the PDF files listed | |
| all : $(PDFS) | |
| # This generic rule accepts PDF targets with corresponding Markdown |
| function gitInfo=getGitInfo() | |
| % Matlab script to get information about the Git repository in the current directory, including: | |
| % - branch name of the current Git Repo | |
| % -Git SHA1 HASH of the most recent commit | |
| % -url of corresponding remote repository, if one exists | |
| % | |
| % The function first checks to see if a .git/ directory is present. If so it | |
| % reads the .git/HEAD file to identify the branch name and then it looks up | |
| % the corresponding commit. | |
| % |