On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 09:59:14AM -0800, Ramon Fried wrote:
> Like a lot of people, I have a .gitconfig which I share in different 
> locations (home, work, servers, etc)
> At home, I have Beyond Compare and I use that as git diff tool.
> At work I use vimdiff.
> Is there a way to do a fallback in .gitconfig if bc3 (beyond compare 
> executable) is not found ?
> 
> This is my current .gitconfig settings for beyondcompare.
> [diff]
>     tool = bc3
> [difftool]
>     bc3 = trustExitCode
> [merge]
>     tool = bc3
> [mergetool]
>     bc3 = trustExitCode

I'm not sure if there is, but a second best alternative might be

    [merge]
        tool = bc3

    [mergetool]
        prompt = yes

That way you're *always* prompted about what mergetool to use.

/M

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