Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

I am trying to learn how to use git, and am having difficulty using 'git diff'. I can't deal with its output very well. What I would really like to do is apply /usr/lib/diff. Would some kind soul be willing to tell me if there is a way to do that, short of making a backup copy of the relevant file

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

writes: > >The other replies covered how to use the system's own diff instead. >Just curious: What makes using git diff difficult and its output hard to >deal with for you? In decreasing importance order: I am 84 years old. I have been using /usr/bin/diff for more than four decades. And having t

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

Johannes Schindelin writes: > >A better method might be to use the `git difftool` command, e.g. > >git difftool -x diff Something like: git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd=diff or like: git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd="diff -b" "$@" works great for me. Thank you very much indeed! Norman

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