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Feature Request: Add diff.word-diff <mode> and perhaps diff.word-diff-regex <regex> configuration options to enable always using word-diffs in git diff

From
DBDoron Behar <doron.behar@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 14, 2018, 20:02 UTC
Message-ID
<20180414200227.b35bdkir6ygio5is@NUC.doronbehar.com>

I've just came across the wonderful command line option for `git diff`: `--word-diff`. It could be great to have a configuration option that will enable this feature by default when running `git diff`.

Next: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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  1. Doron BeharApr 14, 2018
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 14, 2018
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2018

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