diff --git a/bin/src/cli_args.rs b/bin/src/cli_args.rs
index a5b224f..99dea85 100644
--- a/bin/src/cli_args.rs
+++ b/bin/src/cli_args.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ use clap::Parser;
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
 pub struct CliArgs {
+    /// Runs only the diffing algorithm and outputs if the two files matches.
+    #[arg(short, long, num_args = 0)]
+    pub(crate) diff_only: bool,
+
     /// Path to file in base revision
-    #[arg(short, long)]
-    pub(crate) base_path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    #[arg(short, long, requires_if("false", "diff_only"))]
+    pub(crate) base_path: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
 
     /// Path to file in left revision
     #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -16,8 +20,8 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
     pub(crate) right_path: std::path::PathBuf,
 
     /// Path where the merged file should be written
-    #[arg(short, long)]
-    pub(crate) merge_path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    #[arg(short, long, requires_if("false", "diff_only"))]
+    pub(crate) merge_path: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
 
     /// The language that the files being merged are written in.
     /// If not provided the language will try to be inferred by the extension of the base file.
diff --git a/bin/src/cli_exit_codes.rs b/bin/src/cli_exit_codes.rs
index 82fa9fe..fd83e12 100644
--- a/bin/src/cli_exit_codes.rs
+++ b/bin/src/cli_exit_codes.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 pub const SUCCESS_WITHOUT_CONFLICTS: i32 = 0;
 pub const SUCCESS_WITH_CONFLICTS: i32 = 1;
 
+pub const SUCCESS_FILES_FULLY_MATCH: i32 = 0;
+pub const SUCCESS_FILES_DO_NOT_FULLY_MATCH: i32 = 1;
+
 pub const READING_FILE_ERROR: i32 = 129;
 pub const INVALID_LANGUAGE_ERROR: i32 = 130;
 pub const WRITING_FILE_ERROR: i32 = 131;
diff --git a/bin/src/control.rs b/bin/src/control.rs
index 600fee5..23c72c6 100644
--- a/bin/src/control.rs
+++ b/bin/src/control.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{
     fmt::{self, Display},
 };
 
-use matching::matching_configuration;
+use matching::{matching_configuration, MatchingEntry};
 use parsing::ParserConfiguration;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -102,3 +102,31 @@ pub fn run_tool_on_merge_scenario(
         false => Ok(ExecutionResult::WithoutConflicts(result.to_string())),
     }
 }
+
+pub fn run_diff_on_files(
+    language: model::Language,
+    left: &str,
+    right: &str,
+) -> Result<MatchingEntry, ExecutionError> {
+    let parser_configuration = ParserConfiguration::from(language);
+
+    log::info!("Started parsing left file");
+    let left_tree_root =
+        parsing::parse_string(left, &parser_configuration).map_err(ExecutionError::ParsingError)?;
+    log::info!("Finished parsing left file");
+    log::info!("Started parsing right file");
+    let right_tree_root = parsing::parse_string(right, &parser_configuration)
+        .map_err(ExecutionError::ParsingError)?;
+    log::info!("Finished parsing right file");
+
+    let matching_configuration = matching_configuration::MatchingConfiguration::from(language);
+    log::info!("Started calculation of matchings between left and right");
+    let matchings_left_right =
+        matching::calculate_matchings(&left_tree_root, &right_tree_root, &matching_configuration);
+    log::info!("Finished calculation of matchings between left and right");
+
+    Ok(matchings_left_right
+        .get_matching_entry(&left_tree_root, &right_tree_root)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .to_owned())
+}
diff --git a/bin/src/lib.rs b/bin/src/lib.rs
index 96a7e8b..8e285ae 100644
--- a/bin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bin/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ mod cli_exit_codes;
 mod control;
 
 pub use cli_exit_codes::*;
-pub use control::run_tool_on_merge_scenario;
+pub use control::{run_diff_on_files, run_tool_on_merge_scenario};
diff --git a/bin/src/main.rs b/bin/src/main.rs
index be48789..aba48e6 100644
--- a/bin/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/src/main.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,27 @@ mod control;
 mod language;
 
 use clap::Parser;
+use cli_args::CliArgs;
 
 fn main() {
     let args = cli_args::CliArgs::parse();
-    env_logger::builder().filter_level(args.log_level.unwrap_or(log::LevelFilter::Info)).init();
+    env_logger::builder()
+        .filter_level(args.log_level.unwrap_or(log::LevelFilter::Info))
+        .init();
 
     log::info!("Starting Generic Merge tool execution");
     log::debug!("Parsed arguments: {:?}", args);
 
-    let base = std::fs::read_to_string(&args.base_path).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+    match !args.diff_only {
+        true => run_merge(args),
+        false => run_diff(args),
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_merge(args: CliArgs) {
+    let base_path = args.base_path.unwrap();
+
+    let base = std::fs::read_to_string(&base_path).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
         log::error!("Error while reading base file: {}", error);
         std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::READING_FILE_ERROR)
     });
@@ -27,7 +39,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let language = match args.language {
         Some(language) => language::get_language_from_name(&language),
-        None => language::get_language_by_file_path(&args.base_path),
+        None => language::get_language_by_file_path(&base_path),
     }
     .unwrap_or_else(|error| {
         log::error!("Error while retrieving language configuration: {}", error);
@@ -40,7 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
             std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::INTERNAL_EXECUTION_ERROR)
         });
 
-    std::fs::write(args.merge_path, result.to_string()).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+    std::fs::write(args.merge_path.unwrap(), result.to_string()).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
         log::error!("Error while writing output file: {}", error);
         std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::WRITING_FILE_ERROR)
     });
@@ -56,3 +68,40 @@ fn main() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn run_diff(args: CliArgs) {
+    let left = std::fs::read_to_string(&args.left_path).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        log::error!("Error while reading left file: {}", error);
+        std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::READING_FILE_ERROR)
+    });
+    let right = std::fs::read_to_string(&args.right_path).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        log::error!("Error while reading right file: {}", error);
+        std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::READING_FILE_ERROR)
+    });
+
+    let language = match args.language {
+        Some(language) => language::get_language_from_name(&language),
+        None => language::get_language_by_file_path(&args.left_path),
+    }
+    .unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        log::error!("Error while retrieving language configuration: {}", error);
+        std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::INVALID_LANGUAGE_ERROR)
+    });
+
+    let result = control::run_diff_on_files(language, &left, &right).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        log::error!("Error while running tool: {}", error);
+        std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::INTERNAL_EXECUTION_ERROR)
+    });
+
+    log::info!("{:?}", result);
+    match result.is_perfect_match {
+        true => {
+            log::info!("Both files are equivalent");
+            std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::SUCCESS_FILES_FULLY_MATCH)
+        }
+        false => {
+            log::info!("Both files are different");
+            std::process::exit(cli_exit_codes::SUCCESS_FILES_DO_NOT_FULLY_MATCH)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/cli.rs b/bin/tests/cli.rs
index f66f39c..edae8f1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/bin/tests/cli.rs
@@ -25,3 +25,25 @@ fn if_there_is_no_conflict_it_returns_valid_exit_code() {
         .assert()
         .code(bin::SUCCESS_WITHOUT_CONFLICTS);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn if_i_am_running_on_diff_mode_and_files_fully_match_it_returns_zero() {
+    let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("generic-merge").unwrap();
+    cmd.arg("--diff-only")
+        .arg("--left-path=tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/left.java")
+        .arg("--right-path=tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/right.java")
+        .arg("--language=java")
+        .assert()
+        .code(bin::SUCCESS_FILES_FULLY_MATCH);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn if_i_am_running_on_diff_mode_and_files_do_not_fully_match_it_returns_one() {
+    let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("generic-merge").unwrap();
+    cmd.arg("--diff-only")
+        .arg("--left-path=tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/left.java")
+        .arg("--right-path=tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/right.java")
+        .arg("--language=java")
+        .assert()
+        .code(bin::SUCCESS_FILES_DO_NOT_FULLY_MATCH);
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/left.java b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/left.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d945670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/left.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Main {
+  static {
+    int x = 2;
+  }
+
+  public static void main() {
+    int a = 0;
+  }
+
+  public static void teste() {}
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/right.java b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/right.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16f477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_full_match/right.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Main {
+  static {
+    int x = 2;
+  }
+
+  public static void teste() {}
+
+  public static void main() {
+    int a = 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/left.java b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/left.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88402ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/left.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Main {
+  static {
+    int x = 2;
+  }
+
+  public static void main() {
+    int a = 2;
+  }
+
+  public static void teste() {}
+}
diff --git a/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/right.java b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/right.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16f477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/diff_scenarios/java_files_not_fully_matching/right.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Main {
+  static {
+    int x = 2;
+  }
+
+  public static void teste() {}
+
+  public static void main() {
+    int a = 0;
+  }
+}