Re: [PATCH v2] contrib: add 'git-difftool' for launching common diff tools

From: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
Date: Jan 19, 2009, 04:45 UTC
Message-ID: <200901190545.33141.markus.heidelberg@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <1232324753-16137-1-git-send-email-davvid@gmail.com>

David Aguilar, 19.01.2009:

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> 'git-difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files
> between revisions using common merge tools.  'git-difftool' does what
> 'git-mergetool' does but its use is for non-merge situations such as
> when preparing commits or comparing changes against the index.
> It uses the same configuration variables as 'git-mergetool' and
> provides the same command-line interface as 'git-diff'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
> This newer version addresses the feedback from Markus Heidelberg.
> difftool is now more consistent with mergetool and it includes
> Markus's vimdiff enhancements for positioning the cursor at startup.

Your patch is already in master, you should send a patch against it.

Markus