simple-git-diff

simple-git-diff simplifies diff output for git on the command line. Inspired by diff-so-fancy.

Installation

Currently, pre-compiled binaries of simple-git-diff aren't being distributed. You can install it with Cargo by running

cargo install --git https://github.com/rsookram/simple-git-diff

Usage

Git can be configured to use simple-git-diff for all diff output with

git config --global core.pager 'simple-git-diff | less --tabs=4 -RFX'

If you want to try it out without changing your git settings, you can use the GIT_PAGER environment variable like:

GIT_PAGER='simple-git-diff | less --tabs=4 -RFX' git diff

Building

simple-git-diff can be built from source by cloning this repository and using Cargo.

git clone https://github.com/rsookram/simple-git-diff
cd simple-git-diff
cargo build --release

Dependencies

The term_size crate is used when drawing horizontal dividers which span the width of the terminal.

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.