# character-based diff in gitk?

1 messages from 2010-08-19 to 2010-08-19. Participants: Alex Belykh.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/24789

## Alex Belykh, 2010-08-19 14:33

Subject: character-based diff in gitk?
Message-ID: <loom.20100819T160249-30@post.gmane.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20100819T160249-30%40post.gmane.org

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Hi, guys.

There's a question, that's been bugging me for quite a long time.
Is it possible to make gitk show character-based diff instead of 
line-based one? 

I'm aware of git-diff's "--word-diff" option, but I would like 
to have the same functionality in GUI. That would make comprehending
some diffs, that I usually encounter (like commented-out code, 
changed class/method names, etc), MUCH easier. 
Does gitk use git-diff machinery, and if so, is there a way to pass
this option to it?

Best regards,
Alex Belykh.

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