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[git.git] / Documentation / git-difftool.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
index 8e9aed67d7f68c0234ee47dc147736bf3b8e5c4f..8250bad2ce95245ca8e2a41c0740d0029b92ae4b 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ git-difftool - Show changes using common diff tools
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git difftool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [<'git diff' options>]
+'git difftool' [<options>] <commit>{0,2} [--] [<path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-'git-difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files
+'git difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files
 between revisions using common diff tools.  'git difftool' is a frontend
-to 'git-diff' and accepts the same options and arguments.
+to 'git diff' and accepts the same options and arguments.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -33,23 +33,23 @@ OPTIONS
        kdiff3, kompare, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff,
        ecmerge, diffuse, opendiff, p4merge and araxis.
 +
-If a diff tool is not specified, 'git-difftool'
+If a diff tool is not specified, 'git difftool'
 will use the configuration variable `diff.tool`.  If the
-configuration variable `diff.tool` is not set, 'git-difftool'
+configuration variable `diff.tool` is not set, 'git difftool'
 will pick a suitable default.
 +
 You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the
 configuration variable `difftool.<tool>.path`. For example, you
 can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting
-`difftool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git-difftool' assumes the
+`difftool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git difftool' assumes the
 tool is available in PATH.
 +
 Instead of running one of the known diff tools,
-'git-difftool' can be customized to run an alternative program
+'git difftool' can be customized to run an alternative program
 by specifying the command line to invoke in a configuration
 variable `difftool.<tool>.cmd`.
 +
-When 'git-difftool' is invoked with this tool (either through the
+When 'git difftool' is invoked with this tool (either through the
 `-t` or `--tool` option or the `diff.tool` configuration variable)
 the configured command line will be invoked with the following
 variables available: `$LOCAL` is set to the name of the temporary
@@ -58,16 +58,31 @@ is set to the name of the temporary file containing the contents
 of the diff post-image.  `$BASE` is provided for compatibility
 with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$LOCAL`.
 
+-x <command>::
+--extcmd=<command>::
+       Specify a custom command for viewing diffs.
+       'git-difftool' ignores the configured defaults and runs
+       `$command $LOCAL $REMOTE` when this option is specified.
+
+-g::
+--gui::
+       When 'git-difftool' is invoked with the `-g` or `--gui` option
+       the default diff tool will be read from the configured
+       `diff.guitool` variable instead of `diff.tool`.
+
 See linkgit:git-diff[1] for the full list of supported options.
 
 CONFIG VARIABLES
 ----------------
-'git-difftool' falls back to 'git-mergetool' config variables when the
+'git difftool' falls back to 'git mergetool' config variables when the
 difftool equivalents have not been defined.
 
 diff.tool::
        The default diff tool to use.
 
+diff.guitool::
+       The default diff tool to use when `--gui` is specified.
+
 difftool.<tool>.path::
        Override the path for the given tool.  This is useful in case
        your tool is not in the PATH.