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git difftool

Show file changes using external diff tools. Accepts the same options and arguments as git diff. See also: git diff. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-difftool.
  • List available diff tools:
    git difftool --tool-help
  • Set the default diff tool to meld:
    git config --global diff.tool "{{meld}}"
  • Use the default diff tool to show staged changes:
    git difftool --staged
  • Use a specific tool (opendiff) to show changes since a given commit:
    git difftool --tool={{opendiff}} {{commit}}

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