{"thread":{"id":"41844","subject":"git difftool help","startedAt":"2016-03-28T14:07:03Z","lastAt":"2016-03-29T09:45:51Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["ratheesh kannoth","Chris Packham"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"281957","messageId":"CAGZFCEEYYwc=7z5+TRCxE=gR0od2X1oe1WgyhjvO6edb9yyM1A@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"41844","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"git difftool help","fromName":"ratheesh kannoth","fromEmail":"ratheesh.ksz@gmail.com","sentAt":"2016-03-28T14:07:03Z","receivedAt":"2016-03-28T14:07:03Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"ratheesh.ksz@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"'git diff 'is opening in meld. I could not create a patch using -  git\ndiff > ./patch-01\ni did not make any change to pick meld, by  default it is picking meld.\n\n\nWhich \"git difftool\" will help to create patch ? i do want to  use\nformat patch as changes are not yet committed ?\n\n\n-Ratheesh\n"},{"id":"282034","messageId":"CAFOYHZCS4McTJoFzBGDq763-ZNO==3H98sWLHmquZ8b=xek6hg@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"41844","inReplyTo":"CAGZFCEEYYwc=7z5+TRCxE=gR0od2X1oe1WgyhjvO6edb9yyM1A@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git difftool help","fromName":"Chris Packham","fromEmail":"judge.packham@gmail.com","sentAt":"2016-03-29T09:45:51Z","receivedAt":"2016-03-29T09:45:51Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"judge.packham@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/155667?v=4"},"body":"On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 3:07 AM, ratheesh kannoth\n<ratheesh.ksz@gmail.com> wrote:\n> 'git diff 'is opening in meld. I could not create a patch using -  git\n> diff > ./patch-01\n> i did not make any change to pick meld, by  default it is picking meld.\n>\n>\n> Which \"git difftool\" will help to create patch ? i do want to  use\n> format patch as changes are not yet committed ?\n>\n\n'git diff' is the correct command to display a difference between the\nworktree and the index (staging area).\n'git difftool' is used to invoke an external (usually graphical) tool\nto display the differences.\n\nPerhaps you have some odd configuration causing meld to be invoked\n(diff.external maybe). Could you post the output of 'git config -l'\nand 'git --version'\n"}]}