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Re: diff settings

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TLTeemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Date
Jan 24, 2009, 19:33 UTC
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Keith Cascio (2009-01-24 09:38 -0800) wrote:
> How do I configure my local git so that diff always obeys a particular
> option, e.g. "-w", without needing to type it on the command line each
> time?
It seems that the answer is "no", but aliases are a work-around:
    git config --global alias.dff "diff -w"
Then "git dff" is your new "git diff -w". :-)
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  2. Jeff KingJan 24, 2009
  3. Teemu LikonenJan 24, 2009
  4. Keith CascioJan 24, 2009
  5. Ted PavlicJan 25, 2009
  6. Keith CascioJan 25, 2009
  7. Ted PavlicJan 26, 2009
  8. Ted PavlicJan 29, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinJan 29, 2009
  10. Keith CascioJan 29, 2009
  11. Nanako ShiraishiJan 29, 2009
  12. Ted PavlicJan 31, 2009
  13. Keith CascioJan 31, 2009

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