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git-branchless-difftool - Use the partial commit selector UI as a Git-compatible difftool; see git-difftool(1) for more information on Git difftools

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS 

NAME

difftool − Use the partial commit selector UI as a Git−compatible difftool; see git−difftool(1) for more information on Git difftools

SYNOPSIS

difftool [−d|−−dir−diff] [−−read−only] [−N|−−dry−run] [−b|−−base] [−o|−−output] [−h|−−help] <LEFT> <RIGHT>

DESCRIPTION

Use the partial commit selector UI as a Git−compatible difftool; see git−difftool(1) for more information on Git difftools

OPTIONS

−d, −−dir−diff

Instead of comparing two files, compare two directories recursively

−−read−only

Disable all editing controls and do not write the selected commit contents to disk

−N, −−dry−run

Show what would have been written to disk as part of the commit selection, but do not actually write it

−b, −−base=BASE

Render the interface as a mergetool instead of a difftool and use this file as the base of a three−way diff as part of resolving merge conflicts

−o, −−output=OUTPUT

Write the resolved merge conflicts to this file

−h, −−help

Print help

<LEFT>

The left−hand file to compare (or directory if ‘−−dir−diff‘ is passed)

<RIGHT>

The right−hand file to compare (or directory if ‘−−dir−diff‘ is passed)


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