gedcompare

gedcompare will compare two GEDCOM files and print out the differences:

Usage

gedcompare.py file1.ged file2.ged

You may also use the following options:

-h, --help            show this help message and exit
--compare COMPARE     comma-separated list of attributes to compare,
                      defaults to all of:
                        birth  = birth date and place
                        burial = burial date and place
                        death  = death date and place
                        gender = gender/sex
                        name   = first and last name
--direction DIRECTION
                      show differences from the "left", "right" or "both"
                      (default is "both")

Legend

Attributes

Icon	Description
🚻	Gender
♂️	Male
♀️	Female
📛	Name

Life events

Icon	Description
👶	Birth
⛪	Christening
🏠	Residence (not yet implemented)
🔨	Occupation (not yet implemented)
💑	Marriage (not yet implemented)
⚮	Divorce (not yet implemented)
✝️	Death
⚰️	Burial

Comparison

Icon	Description
↔️	Value differs on both sides
⬅️	Only left has value
➡️	Only right has value