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=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no 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 DA9311F404 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:06:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965130AbeBMPGS (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:06:18 -0500 Received: from mail-wr0-f173.google.com ([209.85.128.173]:43713 "EHLO mail-wr0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965037AbeBMPGR (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:06:17 -0500 Received: by mail-wr0-f173.google.com with SMTP id b52so18903992wrd.10 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:06:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=wTHVTFrm1Vzp6m0XVcerivX90ug4InYubngMDmVA5QE=; b=oAAX0Ski3h8Wl8+U1Nb3lkeiaDabH4u8b3x8Gooym/9v0b8tJFckRDpg/YJk+PvDFV fYgOsPgzHBTy+akL3f9MiNb2nMLxnMchT4Ab4ENV+1VxTUTgbVVCBJtmtIhF0wTITGQN BebH/tIH/xyX8COXffP74HLPxK+HfHkvn5ZSKi4yI5sxLUgXGxHUVxizzq/tYl5iE0mt /GXunCjGsHogAr3DKr7VjsRM7/IMgbaX8T49MvtPj/dg54o/NKNzOCqHDcAhG5hRLho5 5JfWTnow7P1OaEMSQVCUCzqdM7IM5SFt0LWzH3GNOeympKCdhvIRjNM5CgaUIT6OtxAF AtDQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=wTHVTFrm1Vzp6m0XVcerivX90ug4InYubngMDmVA5QE=; b=L/LwjnldDmUp5yEhe9bzmswUhFv9gr4A5xqLSLD0Bnd2+SiaTIStYZguDg1tShCd0d U6EDJYmkN+bPNVGo9FZCLJNKIaPoHEN0W8M0zx6f6lW2fxU5H2fhoHwqgLA9bk3FCUsL XYbqn0iikcrrHigluIEezZFLVlg3yrzt8bSAN0QJXz6kwe6jOivWHiivNN4/Vog0TIg9 P3c54jOlXHvnQrwGfRb3MLb4AWDbdf5qpneGhdxfhiJ0QOvOdFkcYV36N0qW1xzFuxxx zrSaaH2h+M5jSR90V+0/z+9xC5/d1xBxpaq8tf5w2I9tsriIwzn2Z2e/Tn9eTRB+7GZY CxbA== X-Gm-Message-State: APf1xPBkUbW8HbtddEjipuqt2i02LecxlI8jR3VLdKqXjlI+L94qPDo0 Njqkn2rpWSOdoRG0B6izpG8V2w0+dPZ9TtBCgvDCBA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x224kghJ4sG12PJihzN3PhnmaYFZQhEemoRJk21uxVpFcMBs2OoUKAQK77/L8rQQIsHQG6XYqh7XIeJBaXiGgs9o= X-Received: by 10.223.173.18 with SMTP id p18mr1667061wrc.29.1518534376146; Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:06:16 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.197.5 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:06:15 -0800 (PST) From: =?UTF-8?B?zqPPgM+Nz4HOv8+CIM6SzrHOts6xzq/Ov8+C?= Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:06:15 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: make git diff output easier to read - use better diff heuristics To: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi, I've came across an issue when using the git diff command. In particular the diff is different to what the svn diff produces. While both being correct the output of the svn diff is easier to understand than the git diff one. See the following issue on github where I initially reported the issue: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1494 I have Included a picture to better illustrate the problem. What do you think? Is it possible to make git diff output similar to svn diff regarding this issue?