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Git diff and merge with p4merge (OSX)
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.gitconfig
[merge]
keepBackup = false
tool = p4merge
[mergetool "p4merge"]
cmd = /Applications/p4merge.app/Contents/Resources/launchp4merge "\"$PWD/$BASE\"" "\"$PWD/$REMOTE\"" "\"$PWD/$LOCAL\"" "\"$PWD/$MERGED\""
keepTemporaries = false
trustExitCode = false
keepBackup = false
[diff]
tool = p4merge
[difftool "p4merge"]
cmd = /Applications/p4merge.app/Contents/Resources/launchp4merge "\"$REMOTE\"" "\"$LOCAL\""
@alexjjseppala
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I was finding that P4merge was leaving unwanted .orig files behind

Adding the following config (to [mergetool] on its own) stopped those files from being created

[mergetool]
        keepBackup = false

Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1251681/git-mergetool-generates-unwanted-orig-files

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[merge]
  keepBackup = false
        tool = p4merge
[mergetool "p4merge"]
        cmd = /Applications/p4merge.app/Contents/MacOS/p4merge "\"$PWD/$BASE\"" "\"$PWD/$REMOTE\"" "\"$PWD/$LOCAL\"" "\"$PWD/$MERGED\""
        keepTemporaries = false
        trustExitCode = false
        keepBackup = false

This is not working on Monterey. Any one get it working?

@samsalisbury
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What error are you seeing @factiondavid ? I no longer use p4merge, and I'm not yet upgraded to Monterey, but if you post more information about what you're seeing I'm sure someone might be able to offer more help.

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