From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0E641FEAA for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:20:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753396AbcGSPUj (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:20:39 -0400 Received: from shell1.rawbw.com ([198.144.192.42]:11671 "EHLO shell1.rawbw.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753280AbcGSPUi (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:20:38 -0400 Received: from nad.dad.org (m206-54.dsl.tsoft.com [198.144.206.54]) by shell1.rawbw.com (8.15.1/8.15.1) with ESMTP id u6JFKUM3026844; Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:20:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from norm@dad.org) Message-Id: <201607191520.u6JFKUM3026844@shell1.rawbw.com> X-Authentication-Warning: shell1.rawbw.com: Host m206-54.dsl.tsoft.com [198.144.206.54] claimed to be nad.dad.org To: Johannes Schindelin cc: git@vger.kernel.org, norm@dad.org Subject: Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 17 Jul 2016 09:46:51 +0200." Reply-To: Norman Shapiro From: norm@dad.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <19396.1468941629.1@nad.dad.org> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:20:29 -0700 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Johannes Schindelin writes: > >A better method might be to use the `git difftool` command, e.g. > >git difftool -x diff Something like: git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd=diff or like: git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd="diff -b" "$@" works great for me. Thank you very much indeed! Norman Shapiro