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Searching explanation of different diff algorithms

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TKThomas Koch <thomas@koch.ro>
Date
Sep 25, 2013, 07:24 UTC
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<201309250924.15741.thomas@koch.ro>

Is there any explanation available of the different merrits and drawbacks of the diff algorithms that Git supports?

I'm not satisfied with the default diff but have enough processing power for a slower algorithm that might produce diffs that better show the intention of the edit.

Thank you, Thomas Koch
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