bionic (1) git-annex-diffdriver.1.gz

NAME

       git-annex-diffdriver - external git diff driver shim

SYNOPSIS

       git annex diffdriver -- cmd --opts --

DESCRIPTION

       This is an external git diff driver shim. Normally, when using git diff with an external diff driver, the
       symlinks to annexed files are not set up right, so the external diff driver cannot read them in order  to
       perform  smart  diffing of their contents. This command works around the problem, by passing the fixed up
       files to the real external diff driver.

       To use this, you will need to have installed some git external diff  driver  command.  This  is  not  the
       regular  diff  command;  it  takes a git-specific input. See git's documentation of GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF and
       gitattributes(5)'s documentation of external diff drivers.

       Configure git to use "git-annex diffdriver -- cmd params --" as the external diff driver,  where  cmd  is
       the  external diff driver you want it to run, and params are any extra parameters to pass to it. Note the
       trailing "--", which is required.

       For example, set GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=git-annex diffdriver -- j-c-diff --

SEE ALSO

       git-annex(1)

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

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