cmd := &cobra.Command{
		Use:   "diff <file|dir> <file|dir>",
		Short: "Compare manifests and generate diff",
		Long: "The diff subcommand compares manifests from two files or directories. The output is a list of\n" +
			"changed paths with the value changes shown as OLD-VALUE -> NEW-VALUE.\n" +
			"List order changes are shown as [OLD-INDEX->NEW-INDEX], with ? used where a list item is added or\n" +
			"removed.",

	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/manifest"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/tpath"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util/clog"
)

type profileDumpArgs struct {
	// inFilenames is an array of paths to the input IstioOperator CR files.
	inFilenames []string
	// configPath sets the root node for the subtree to display the config for.
	configPath string
	// outputFormat controls the format of profile dumps

// it might be.
//
// Instead, we rely directly on the procfs.
// This rules out two possible methods:
// * use crictl to inspect the pod; this returns the bind-mounted network namespace file.
// * /var/lib/cni/results shows the outputs of CNI plugins; this containers the bind-mounted network namespace file.
//
// Instead, we traverse the procfs. Comments on this method are inline.
func getPodNetNs(pod *corev1.Pod) (string, error) {

// - this is because during add specifically, if CNI plugins have not finished executing,
// K8S may get a pod Add event without any IPs in the object, and the pod will later be updated with IPs.
//
// We always need the IPs, but this is fine because this AddPodToMesh can be called from the CNI plugin as well,

	cases := []profileDiffTestcase{
		{
			// We won't be parsing with Cobra, but this is the command equivalent
			args: "profile diff default openshift",
			// This is just one of the many differences
			expectedString: "+    profile: openshift",
			// The profile doesn't change istiocoredns, so we shouldn't see this in the diff
			notExpected: "-    istiocoredns:",

// Copyright Istio Authors
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

  # Retrieve syncz debug information directly from the control plane, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the debug information with an out-of-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz --xds-address istio.cloudprovider.example.com:15012

  # Retrieve syncz debug information via Kubernetes config, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the debug information with an in-cluster control plane.)

  # Retrieve proxy status information directly from the control plane, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the proxy-status with an out-of-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl ps --xds-address istio.cloudprovider.example.com:15012

  # Retrieve proxy status information via Kubernetes config, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the proxy-status with an in-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl proxy-status

// Copyright Istio Authors
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

	MessageWriter io.Writer

	// XdsViaAgents accesses Istiod via the tap service of each agent.
	// This is only used in `proxy-status` command.
	XdsViaAgents bool

	// XdsViaAgentsLimit is the maximum number of pods being visited by istioctl,
	// when `XdsViaAgents` is true. This is only used in `proxy-status` command.
	// 0 means that there is no limit.
	XdsViaAgentsLimit int
}