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diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt index 8e9aed67d7..4c9422d223 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ SYNOPSIS 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 @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ 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:: |