How to compare recursively 2 folders in Linux excluding files by pattern?

Question

linux

Good time!
With the help diff -r -u folder1 folder2I compare 2 folders. But there are some files that should be in folders, but they can be very different and therefore the output from diff is very cluttered. Are there any ways to diff folders except for files *.txt, *.log, *.d, *.o etc?
Thank you all =)

Answer 1

If the command line is not required, then Meld seems to be tailor-made for your task.
Well, diff also has the --exclude key (aka -x). RTFM.