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Use FileMerge as git difftool on Mac OS X
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#!/bin/bash | |
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# A git difftool for Mac OS X that uses FileMerge from XCode | |
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# source: https://gist.github.com/gwarnes-mdsol/b0aff96fbb7a4c92e570e7b03daa7e1b | |
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# Setup: | |
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# 1. Copy this file to a known path, e.g. $HOME/bin/gdiff | |
# 2. Make the file executable: | |
# chmod +x $HOME/bin/gdiff | |
# 2. Tell git to use this script as the preferred difftool: | |
# git config --global diff.tool $HOME/bin/gdiff | |
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# Usage: | |
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# git difftool <git diff arguments> | |
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# find top level of git project | |
dir=$PWD | |
until [ -e "$dir/.git" ]; do | |
if [ "$dir" == "/" ]; then | |
echo "Not a git repository" >&2 | |
exit 1; | |
fi | |
dir=`dirname "$dir"` | |
done | |
# open fresh FileMerge and wait for terminations to issues with git temp files | |
open -a FileMerge -n -W --args -left "$1" -right "$2" -merge "$dir" ${@:2} | |
# references: | |
# http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20070220223441729 | |
# https://gist.github.com/bkeating/329690 | |
# https://gist.github.com/miner/e73fc98a83a8fe05d9ef000d46d68a9f |
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