git-mergetool/difftool: make (g)vimdiff workable under Windows
[git/dscho.git] / contrib / difftool / git-difftool-helper
blobe481913c91c83a19c5e10db1f66949c60d24b4f1
1 #!/bin/sh
2 # git-difftool-helper is a GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF-compatible diff tool launcher.
3 # It supports kdiff3, kompare, tkdiff, xxdiff, meld, opendiff,
4 # emerge, ecmerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, and custom user-configurable tools.
5 # This script is typically launched by using the 'git difftool'
6 # convenience command.
8 # Copyright (c) 2009 David Aguilar
10 # Set GIT_DIFFTOOL_NO_PROMPT to bypass the per-file prompt.
11 should_prompt () {
12 ! test -n "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_NO_PROMPT"
15 # Should we keep the backup .orig file?
16 keep_backup_mode="$(git config --bool merge.keepBackup || echo true)"
17 keep_backup () {
18 test "$keep_backup_mode" = "true"
21 # This function manages the backup .orig file.
22 # A backup $MERGED.orig file is created if changes are detected.
23 cleanup_temp_files () {
24 if test -n "$MERGED"; then
25 if keep_backup && test "$MERGED" -nt "$BACKUP"; then
26 test -f "$BACKUP" && mv -- "$BACKUP" "$MERGED.orig"
27 else
28 rm -f -- "$BACKUP"
33 # This is called when users Ctrl-C out of git-difftool-helper
34 sigint_handler () {
35 cleanup_temp_files
36 exit 1
39 # This function prepares temporary files and launches the appropriate
40 # merge tool.
41 launch_merge_tool () {
42 # Merged is the filename as it appears in the work tree
43 # Local is the contents of a/filename
44 # Remote is the contents of b/filename
45 # Custom merge tool commands might use $BASE so we provide it
46 MERGED="$1"
47 LOCAL="$2"
48 REMOTE="$3"
49 BASE="$1"
50 ext="$$$(expr "$MERGED" : '.*\(\.[^/]*\)$')"
51 BACKUP="$MERGED.BACKUP.$ext"
53 # Create and ensure that we clean up $BACKUP
54 test -f "$MERGED" && cp -- "$MERGED" "$BACKUP"
55 trap sigint_handler INT
57 # $LOCAL and $REMOTE are temporary files so prompt
58 # the user with the real $MERGED name before launching $merge_tool.
59 if should_prompt; then
60 printf "\nViewing: '$MERGED'\n"
61 printf "Hit return to launch '%s': " "$merge_tool"
62 read ans
65 # Run the appropriate merge tool command
66 case "$merge_tool" in
67 kdiff3)
68 basename=$(basename "$MERGED")
69 "$merge_tool_path" --auto \
70 --L1 "$basename (A)" \
71 --L2 "$basename (B)" \
72 -o "$MERGED" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" \
73 > /dev/null 2>&1
76 kompare)
77 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
80 tkdiff)
81 "$merge_tool_path" -o "$MERGED" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
84 meld)
85 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
88 vimdiff)
89 "$merge_tool_path" -d -c "wincmd l" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
92 gvimdiff)
93 "$merge_tool_path" -d -c "wincmd l" -f "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
96 xxdiff)
97 "$merge_tool_path" \
98 -X \
99 -R 'Accel.SaveAsMerged: "Ctrl-S"' \
100 -R 'Accel.Search: "Ctrl+F"' \
101 -R 'Accel.SearchForward: "Ctrl-G"' \
102 --merged-file "$MERGED" \
103 "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
106 opendiff)
107 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" \
108 -merge "$MERGED" | cat
111 ecmerge)
112 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" \
113 --default --mode=merge2 --to="$MERGED"
116 emerge)
117 "$merge_tool_path" -f emerge-files-command \
118 "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$(basename "$MERGED")"
122 if test -n "$merge_tool_cmd"; then
123 ( eval $merge_tool_cmd )
126 esac
128 cleanup_temp_files
131 # Verifies that (difftool|mergetool).<tool>.cmd exists
132 valid_custom_tool() {
133 merge_tool_cmd="$(git config difftool.$1.cmd)"
134 test -z "$merge_tool_cmd" &&
135 merge_tool_cmd="$(git config mergetool.$1.cmd)"
136 test -n "$merge_tool_cmd"
139 # Verifies that the chosen merge tool is properly setup.
140 # Built-in merge tools are always valid.
141 valid_tool() {
142 case "$1" in
143 kdiff3 | kompare | tkdiff | xxdiff | meld | opendiff | emerge | vimdiff | gvimdiff | ecmerge)
144 ;; # happy
146 if ! valid_custom_tool "$1"
147 then
148 return 1
151 esac
154 # Sets up the merge_tool_path variable.
155 # This handles the difftool.<tool>.path configuration.
156 # This also falls back to mergetool defaults.
157 init_merge_tool_path() {
158 merge_tool_path=$(git config difftool."$1".path)
159 test -z "$merge_tool_path" &&
160 merge_tool_path=$(git config mergetool."$1".path)
161 if test -z "$merge_tool_path"; then
162 case "$1" in
163 vimdiff)
164 merge_tool_path=vim
166 gvimdiff)
167 merge_tool_path=gvim
169 emerge)
170 merge_tool_path=emacs
173 merge_tool_path="$1"
175 esac
179 # Allow GIT_DIFF_TOOL and GIT_MERGE_TOOL to provide default values
180 test -n "$GIT_MERGE_TOOL" && merge_tool="$GIT_MERGE_TOOL"
181 test -n "$GIT_DIFF_TOOL" && merge_tool="$GIT_DIFF_TOOL"
183 # If merge tool was not specified then use the diff.tool
184 # configuration variable. If that's invalid then reset merge_tool.
185 # Fallback to merge.tool.
186 if test -z "$merge_tool"; then
187 merge_tool=$(git config diff.tool)
188 test -z "$merge_tool" &&
189 merge_tool=$(git config merge.tool)
190 if test -n "$merge_tool" && ! valid_tool "$merge_tool"; then
191 echo >&2 "git config option diff.tool set to unknown tool: $merge_tool"
192 echo >&2 "Resetting to default..."
193 unset merge_tool
197 # Try to guess an appropriate merge tool if no tool has been set.
198 if test -z "$merge_tool"; then
199 # We have a $DISPLAY so try some common UNIX merge tools
200 if test -n "$DISPLAY"; then
201 # If gnome then prefer meld, otherwise, prefer kdiff3 or kompare
202 if test -n "$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" ; then
203 merge_tool_candidates="meld kdiff3 kompare tkdiff xxdiff gvimdiff"
204 else
205 merge_tool_candidates="kdiff3 kompare tkdiff xxdiff meld gvimdiff"
208 if echo "${VISUAL:-$EDITOR}" | grep 'emacs' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
209 # $EDITOR is emacs so add emerge as a candidate
210 merge_tool_candidates="$merge_tool_candidates emerge opendiff vimdiff"
211 elif echo "${VISUAL:-$EDITOR}" | grep 'vim' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
212 # $EDITOR is vim so add vimdiff as a candidate
213 merge_tool_candidates="$merge_tool_candidates vimdiff opendiff emerge"
214 else
215 merge_tool_candidates="$merge_tool_candidates opendiff emerge vimdiff"
217 echo "merge tool candidates: $merge_tool_candidates"
219 # Loop over each candidate and stop when a valid merge tool is found.
220 for i in $merge_tool_candidates
222 init_merge_tool_path $i
223 if type "$merge_tool_path" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
224 merge_tool=$i
225 break
227 done
229 if test -z "$merge_tool" ; then
230 echo "No known merge resolution program available."
231 exit 1
234 else
235 # A merge tool has been set, so verify that it's valid.
236 if ! valid_tool "$merge_tool"; then
237 echo >&2 "Unknown merge tool $merge_tool"
238 exit 1
241 init_merge_tool_path "$merge_tool"
243 if test -z "$merge_tool_cmd" && ! type "$merge_tool_path" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
244 echo "The merge tool $merge_tool is not available as '$merge_tool_path'"
245 exit 1
250 # Launch the merge tool on each path provided by 'git diff'
251 while test $# -gt 6
253 launch_merge_tool "$1" "$2" "$5"
254 shift 7
255 done