use 'diff-highlight' for diff
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I have set up diff-highlight as pager / highlighter for git.
[pager]
log = diff-highlight | less
show = diff-highlight | less
diff = diff-highlight | less
That works perfectly.
But how can I use diff-highlight for normal diff ?
git diff
asked Feb 6 at 5:41
Martin VegterMartin Vegter
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I have set up diff-highlight as pager / highlighter for git.
[pager]
log = diff-highlight | less
show = diff-highlight | less
diff = diff-highlight | less
That works perfectly.
But how can I use diff-highlight for normal diff ?
git diff
asked Feb 6 at 5:41
Martin VegterMartin Vegter
26036126239
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I have set up diff-highlight as pager / highlighter for git.
[pager]
log = diff-highlight | less
show = diff-highlight | less
diff = diff-highlight | less
That works perfectly.
But how can I use diff-highlight for normal diff ?
git diff
asked Feb 6 at 5:41
Martin VegterMartin Vegter
26036126239
I have set up diff-highlight as pager / highlighter for git.
[pager]
log = diff-highlight | less
show = diff-highlight | less
diff = diff-highlight | less
That works perfectly.
But how can I use diff-highlight for normal diff ?
git diff
git diff
asked Feb 6 at 5:41
Martin VegterMartin Vegter
26036126239
asked Feb 6 at 5:41
Martin VegterMartin Vegter
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asked Feb 6 at 5:41
Martin VegterMartin Vegter
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asked Feb 6 at 5:41
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asked Feb 6 at 5:41
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You can define a function:
diff() { /usr/bin/diff "$@" | diff-highlight }
diff-highlight processes unified diffs (diff -u) but piping other formats appears to work — it passes them through unchanged.
To approximate the behaviour you get with git diff, you’d need colordiff too:
diff() { colordiff -u "$@" | diff-highlight | less -FRX }
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
You asked how to usediff-highlightwith normaldiff;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to rundiff fileA fileBand see output similar to what I get withgit diff fileAafter configuringgitwithdiff-highlight, including colours and paging”?
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
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You can define a function:
diff() { /usr/bin/diff "$@" | diff-highlight }
diff-highlight processes unified diffs (diff -u) but piping other formats appears to work — it passes them through unchanged.
To approximate the behaviour you get with git diff, you’d need colordiff too:
diff() { colordiff -u "$@" | diff-highlight | less -FRX }
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
172k24386465
thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
You asked how to usediff-highlightwith normaldiff;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to rundiff fileA fileBand see output similar to what I get withgit diff fileAafter configuringgitwithdiff-highlight, including colours and paging”?
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
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You can define a function:
diff() { /usr/bin/diff "$@" | diff-highlight }
diff-highlight processes unified diffs (diff -u) but piping other formats appears to work — it passes them through unchanged.
To approximate the behaviour you get with git diff, you’d need colordiff too:
diff() { colordiff -u "$@" | diff-highlight | less -FRX }
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
172k24386465
thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
You asked how to usediff-highlightwith normaldiff;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to rundiff fileA fileBand see output similar to what I get withgit diff fileAafter configuringgitwithdiff-highlight, including colours and paging”?
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
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You can define a function:
diff() { /usr/bin/diff "$@" | diff-highlight }
diff-highlight processes unified diffs (diff -u) but piping other formats appears to work — it passes them through unchanged.
To approximate the behaviour you get with git diff, you’d need colordiff too:
diff() { colordiff -u "$@" | diff-highlight | less -FRX }
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
172k24386465
You can define a function:
diff() { /usr/bin/diff "$@" | diff-highlight }
diff-highlight processes unified diffs (diff -u) but piping other formats appears to work — it passes them through unchanged.
To approximate the behaviour you get with git diff, you’d need colordiff too:
diff() { colordiff -u "$@" | diff-highlight | less -FRX }
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
172k24386465
edited Feb 6 at 9:33
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
172k24386465
answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered Feb 6 at 6:43
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
172k24386465
172k24386465
thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
You asked how to usediff-highlightwith normaldiff;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to rundiff fileA fileBand see output similar to what I get withgit diff fileAafter configuringgitwithdiff-highlight, including colours and paging”?
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
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thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
You asked how to usediff-highlightwith normaldiff;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to rundiff fileA fileBand see output similar to what I get withgit diff fileAafter configuringgitwithdiff-highlight, including colours and paging”?
– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
thanks, but that does not work as it is. If I add '-u' to diff, then it works in monochrome. I had to change '/usr/bin/diff' to '/usr/bin/colordiff' to get what I want. I am not sure why your example works for you, but not for me.
– Martin Vegter
Feb 6 at 8:53
You asked how to use
diff-highlight with normal diff ;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to run diff fileA fileB and see output similar to what I get with git diff fileA after configuring git with diff-highlight, including colours and paging”?– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
You asked how to use
diff-highlight with normal diff ;-). Could you expand your question to make it explicit what you’re looking for? Is it something like “I want to run diff fileA fileB and see output similar to what I get with git diff fileA after configuring git with diff-highlight, including colours and paging”?– Stephen Kitt
Feb 6 at 9:06
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