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author | Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> | 2010-01-26 10:08:44 -0600 |
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committer | Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> | 2010-01-26 10:08:44 -0600 |
commit | 225f78c817755bebff91629cc525a258cf60eaea (patch) | |
tree | fc8146efeb2e2165d5427854f7f36d78fa59e168 /Documentation/git-difftool.txt | |
parent | Makefile: drop dependency on $(wildcard */*.h) (diff) | |
parent | am: fix patch format detection for Thunderbird "Save As" emails (diff) | |
download | tgif-225f78c817755bebff91629cc525a258cf60eaea.tar.xz |
Merge branch 'master' of git://repo.or.cz/alt-git into jn/autodep
* 'master' of git://repo.or.cz/alt-git: (384 commits)
am: fix patch format detection for Thunderbird "Save As" emails
t0022: replace non-portable literal CR
tests: consolidate CR removal/addition functions
commit-tree: remove unused #define
t5541-http-push: make grep expression check for one line only
rebase: replace antiquated sed invocation
Add test-run-command to .gitignore
git_connect: use use_shell instead of explicit "sh", "-c"
gitweb.js: Workaround for IE8 bug
Make test numbers unique
Windows: Remove dependency on pthreadGC2.dll
Documentation: move away misplaced 'push --upstream' description
Documentation: add missing :: in config.txt
pull: re-fix command line generation
Documentation: merge: use MERGE_HEAD to refer to the remote branch
Documentation: simplify How Merge Works
Documentation: merge: add a section about fast-forward
Documentation: emphasize when git merge terminates early
Documentation: merge: add an overview
Documentation: merge: move merge strategy list to end
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Conflicts:
Makefile
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-difftool.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-difftool.txt | 33 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt index 8e9aed67d7..8250bad2ce 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt @@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ git-difftool - Show changes using common diff tools SYNOPSIS -------- -'git difftool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [<'git diff' options>] +'git difftool' [<options>] <commit>{0,2} [--] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- -'git-difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files +'git difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files between revisions using common diff tools. 'git difftool' is a frontend -to 'git-diff' and accepts the same options and arguments. +to 'git diff' and accepts the same options and arguments. OPTIONS ------- @@ -33,23 +33,23 @@ OPTIONS kdiff3, kompare, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, ecmerge, diffuse, opendiff, p4merge and araxis. + -If a diff tool is not specified, 'git-difftool' +If a diff tool is not specified, 'git difftool' will use the configuration variable `diff.tool`. If the -configuration variable `diff.tool` is not set, 'git-difftool' +configuration variable `diff.tool` is not set, 'git difftool' will pick a suitable default. + You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the configuration variable `difftool.<tool>.path`. For example, you can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting -`difftool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git-difftool' assumes the +`difftool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git difftool' assumes the tool is available in PATH. + Instead of running one of the known diff tools, -'git-difftool' can be customized to run an alternative program +'git difftool' can be customized to run an alternative program by specifying the command line to invoke in a configuration variable `difftool.<tool>.cmd`. + -When 'git-difftool' is invoked with this tool (either through the +When 'git difftool' is invoked with this tool (either through the `-t` or `--tool` option or the `diff.tool` configuration variable) the configured command line will be invoked with the following variables available: `$LOCAL` is set to the name of the temporary @@ -58,16 +58,31 @@ is set to the name of the temporary file containing the contents of the diff post-image. `$BASE` is provided for compatibility with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$LOCAL`. +-x <command>:: +--extcmd=<command>:: + Specify a custom command for viewing diffs. + 'git-difftool' ignores the configured defaults and runs + `$command $LOCAL $REMOTE` when this option is specified. + +-g:: +--gui:: + When 'git-difftool' is invoked with the `-g` or `--gui` option + the default diff tool will be read from the configured + `diff.guitool` variable instead of `diff.tool`. + See linkgit:git-diff[1] for the full list of supported options. CONFIG VARIABLES ---------------- -'git-difftool' falls back to 'git-mergetool' config variables when the +'git difftool' falls back to 'git mergetool' config variables when the difftool equivalents have not been defined. diff.tool:: The default diff tool to use. +diff.guitool:: + The default diff tool to use when `--gui` is specified. + difftool.<tool>.path:: Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case your tool is not in the PATH. |