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Error after calling git difftool -d with

From
PDP. Duijst <p.duijst@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 2, 2016, 12:15 UTC
Message-ID
<5f630c90-cf54-3a23-c9a9-af035d4514e0@gmail.com>
Dear,

Incase filenames are used with a quote ' or a bracket [ (and maybe some more characters), git "diff" and "difftool -y" works fine, but git *difftool **-d* gives the next error message:

    peter@scm_ws_10 MINGW64 /d/Dev/test (master)
    $ git diff
    diff --git a/Test ''inch.txt b/Test ''inch.txt
    index dbff793..41f3257 100644
    --- a/Test ''inch.txt
    +++ b/Test ''inch.txt
    @@ -1 +1,3 @@
    +
    +ddd
      Test error in simple repository
    warning: LF will be replaced by CRLF in Test ''inch.txt.
    The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
    peter@scm_ws_10 MINGW64 /d/Dev/test (master)
    *$ git difftool -d*
    *fatal: Cannot open '/d/Dev/test//Test ''inch.txt': No such file or
    directory*
    *hash-object /d/Dev/test//Test ''inch.txt: command returned error: 128*
    peter@scm_ws_10 MINGW64 /d/Dev/test (master)
    $

This issue is inside V2.10.x and V2.11.0. V2.9.0 is working correctly...

I am using git for windows and beyond compare 4.0 as difftool.
Best regards,
Peter
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