Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-19 Thread norm
Johannes Schindelin writes: > >A better method might be to use the `git difftool` command, e.g. > >git difftool -x diff Something like: git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd=diff or like: git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd="diff -b" "$@" works great for me. Thank you very much indeed! Norman

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-18 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi Norm, On Sun, 17 Jul 2016, n...@dad.org wrote: > writes: > > > >The other replies covered how to use the system's own diff instead. > >Just curious: What makes using git diff difficult and its output hard to > >deal with for you? > > In decreasing importance order: > > I am 84 years old. W

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-17 Thread norm
writes: > >The other replies covered how to use the system's own diff instead. >Just curious: What makes using git diff difficult and its output hard to >deal with for you? In decreasing importance order: I am 84 years old. I have been using /usr/bin/diff for more than four decades. And having t

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-17 Thread René Scharfe
Am 16.07.2016 um 21:12 schrieb n...@dad.org: I am trying to learn how to use git, and am having difficulty using 'git diff'. I can't deal with its output very well. The other replies covered how to use the system's own diff instead. Just curious: What makes using git diff difficult and its ou

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-17 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi, [Perry, my mailer could not find your MX record, so I am sorry I had to drop you from the explicit To:...] On Sat, 16 Jul 2016, Perry Hutchison wrote: > n...@dad.org wrote: > > > Would some kind soul be willing to tell me if there is a way to > > do that, short of making a backup copy of th

Re: Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-16 Thread Perry Hutchison
n...@dad.org wrote: > I am trying to learn how to use git, and am having difficulty > using 'git diff'. > > I can't deal with its output very well. What I would really like > to do is apply /usr/lib/diff. ^^^ For starters, when using the full pathname, you'll need to spell i

Question: Getting 'git diff' to generate /usr/bin/diff output

2016-07-16 Thread norm
I am trying to learn how to use git, and am having difficulty using 'git diff'. I can't deal with its output very well. What I would really like to do is apply /usr/lib/diff. Would some kind soul be willing to tell me if there is a way to do that, short of making a backup copy of the relevant file