bdy visual compare

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$bdy visual compare [options]

Create visual test session for specific set of urls

OPTIONS

--urls <urls>

Urls to compare (comma separated list, e.g.,

--sitemap <sitemap>

Url from which sitemap will be gathered (e.g.,

--sitemap

"https://example.com")

--urlsFile <urlsFile>

File with urls to compare (e.g., --urlsFile "urls.txt")

--dryRun

Run command without sending urls list to Buddy

--follow

Scrape all subviews of the page (default: false)

--respectRobots

Respect robots.txt (default: false)

--ignoreUrls <ignoreUrls...>

Ignore urls matching the regex pattern (e.g.,

--ignoreUrls

"https://example.com/.*")

--ignore <ignores...>

Ignore elements matching selectors while comparing (format: [scope::]type=value, e.g.,

--ignore

"CSS=.ad-banner" "XPATH=//div[@id='popup']" "example.com::CSS=.cookie-notice")

--cookie <cookies...>

Set cookies used when visiting the urls (format: [scope::]cookie_value, e.g., --cookie "session=abc123" "example.com::auth=token123; Path=/; Secure; HttpOnly")

--header <headers...>

Set HTTP headers used when visiting the urls (format: [scope::]name=value, e.g., --header "Authorization=Bearer token" "example.com::Accept=application/json")

--delay <delays...>

Add delay in milliseconds before taking screenshot (1-60000, format: [scope::]milliseconds, e.g., --delay "1000" "example.com::2000")

--waitFor <waitFors...>

Wait for elements to appear before taking screenshot (format: [scope::]type=value, e.g.,

--waitFor

"CSS=#content" "example.com::XPATH=//div[@class='loaded']")

-h, --help

display help for command

Documentation for bdy v1.20.0

Last modified on Apr 13, 2026

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