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difftool does not support --submodule=diff

Subject: difftool does not support --submodule=diff

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3 messages between Apr 27, 2023 and Apr 28, 2023.

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Guillaume Noailhac· Apr 27, 2023, 15:29 UTC · lore

Hello

I would like to see the complete directories diff of my git project using the command difftool.

Today the command difftool does not support --submodule=diff.

Is it fixable ?

My current version of git is:

git version 2.34.1

and my difftool is meld;

Best regards

Guillaume Noailhac

rsbecker@nexbridge.com· Apr 27, 2023, 15:36 UTC · re: Guillaume Noailhac · lore

RE: difftool does not support --submodule=diff

On Thursday, April 27, 2023 11:29 AM, Guillaume Noailhac wrote:

>I would like to see the complete directories diff of my git project
>using the command difftool.
>
>Today the command difftool does not support --submodule=diff.

Would git submodule foreach git diff ... work for you? --Randall

Guillaume Noailhac· Apr 28, 2023, 07:16 UTC · re: rsbecker@nexbridge.com · lore

RE: difftool does not support --submodule=diff

Hello Randall

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> On 04/27/2023 5:36 PM CEST rsbecker@nexbridge.com wrote:
> 
>  
> On Thursday, April 27, 2023 11:29 AM, Guillaume Noailhac wrote:
> >I would like to see the complete directories diff of my git project
> >using the command difftool.
> >
> >Today the command difftool does not support --submodule=diff.
> 
> Would git submodule foreach git diff ... work for you?

Thanks for the quick answer, but not it will not work for me.

I want to make the diff of the HEAD vs HEAD~5 for example of the master git containing the submodules. with the command "git submodule foreach git difftool ..." , I need to found for each submodules which commit was pointing the master one at HEAD~5 . This solution is not possible.

> --Randall

Best regards Guillaume Noailhac