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1 #!/bin/sh
2 # git-difftool--helper is a GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF-compatible diff tool launcher.
3 # This script is typically launched by using the 'git difftool'
4 # convenience command.
6 # Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 David Aguilar
8 TOOL_MODE=diff
9 . git-mergetool--lib
11 # difftool.prompt controls the default prompt/no-prompt behavior
12 # and is overridden with $GIT_DIFFTOOL*_PROMPT.
13 should_prompt () {
14 prompt_merge=$(git config --bool mergetool.prompt || echo true)
15 prompt=$(git config --bool difftool.prompt || echo $prompt_merge)
16 if test "$prompt" = true
17 then
18 test -z "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_NO_PROMPT"
19 else
20 test -n "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_PROMPT"
24 # Indicates that --extcmd=... was specified
25 use_ext_cmd () {
26 test -n "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_EXTCMD"
29 launch_merge_tool () {
30 # Merged is the filename as it appears in the work tree
31 # Local is the contents of a/filename
32 # Remote is the contents of b/filename
33 # Custom merge tool commands might use $BASE so we provide it
34 MERGED="$1"
35 LOCAL="$2"
36 REMOTE="$3"
37 BASE="$1"
39 # $LOCAL and $REMOTE are temporary files so prompt
40 # the user with the real $MERGED name before launching $merge_tool.
41 if should_prompt
42 then
43 printf "\nViewing: '$MERGED'\n"
44 if use_ext_cmd
45 then
46 printf "Hit return to launch '%s': " \
47 "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_EXTCMD"
48 else
49 printf "Hit return to launch '%s': " "$merge_tool"
51 read ans
54 if use_ext_cmd
55 then
56 export BASE
57 eval $GIT_DIFFTOOL_EXTCMD '"$LOCAL"' '"$REMOTE"'
58 else
59 run_merge_tool "$merge_tool"
63 if ! use_ext_cmd
64 then
65 if test -n "$GIT_DIFF_TOOL"
66 then
67 merge_tool="$GIT_DIFF_TOOL"
68 else
69 merge_tool="$(get_merge_tool)" || exit
73 # Launch the merge tool on each path provided by 'git diff'
74 while test $# -gt 6
76 launch_merge_tool "$1" "$2" "$5"
77 shift 7
78 done