difftool: add support for a difftool.prompt config variable
[git/raj.git] / git-difftool--helper.sh
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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 David Aguilar
8 # difftool.prompt controls the default prompt/no-prompt behavior
9 # and is overridden with $GIT_DIFFTOOL*_PROMPT.
10 should_prompt () {
11 prompt=$(git config --bool difftool.prompt || echo true)
12 if test "$prompt" = true; then
13 test -z "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_NO_PROMPT"
14 else
15 test -n "$GIT_DIFFTOOL_PROMPT"
19 # This function prepares temporary files and launches the appropriate
20 # merge tool.
21 launch_merge_tool () {
22 # Merged is the filename as it appears in the work tree
23 # Local is the contents of a/filename
24 # Remote is the contents of b/filename
25 # Custom merge tool commands might use $BASE so we provide it
26 MERGED="$1"
27 LOCAL="$2"
28 REMOTE="$3"
29 BASE="$1"
31 # $LOCAL and $REMOTE are temporary files so prompt
32 # the user with the real $MERGED name before launching $merge_tool.
33 if should_prompt; then
34 printf "\nViewing: '$MERGED'\n"
35 printf "Hit return to launch '%s': " "$merge_tool"
36 read ans
39 # Run the appropriate merge tool command
40 case "$merge_tool" in
41 kdiff3)
42 basename=$(basename "$MERGED")
43 "$merge_tool_path" --auto \
44 --L1 "$basename (A)" \
45 --L2 "$basename (B)" \
46 "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" \
47 > /dev/null 2>&1
50 kompare)
51 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
54 tkdiff)
55 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
58 meld)
59 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
62 diffuse)
63 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" | cat
66 vimdiff)
67 "$merge_tool_path" -d -c "wincmd l" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
70 gvimdiff)
71 "$merge_tool_path" -d -c "wincmd l" -f "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
74 xxdiff)
75 "$merge_tool_path" \
76 -R 'Accel.Search: "Ctrl+F"' \
77 -R 'Accel.SearchForward: "Ctrl-G"' \
78 "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
81 opendiff)
82 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" | cat
85 ecmerge)
86 "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" \
87 --default --mode=merge2 --to="$MERGED"
90 emerge)
91 "$merge_tool_path" -f emerge-files-command \
92 "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$(basename "$MERGED")"
96 if test -n "$merge_tool_cmd"; then
97 ( eval $merge_tool_cmd )
100 esac
103 # Verifies that (difftool|mergetool).<tool>.cmd exists
104 valid_custom_tool() {
105 merge_tool_cmd="$(git config difftool.$1.cmd)"
106 test -z "$merge_tool_cmd" &&
107 merge_tool_cmd="$(git config mergetool.$1.cmd)"
108 test -n "$merge_tool_cmd"
111 # Verifies that the chosen merge tool is properly setup.
112 # Built-in merge tools are always valid.
113 valid_tool() {
114 case "$1" in
115 kdiff3 | kompare | tkdiff | xxdiff | meld | opendiff | emerge | vimdiff | gvimdiff | ecmerge)
116 ;; # happy
118 if ! valid_custom_tool "$1"
119 then
120 return 1
123 esac
126 # Sets up the merge_tool_path variable.
127 # This handles the difftool.<tool>.path configuration.
128 # This also falls back to mergetool defaults.
129 init_merge_tool_path() {
130 merge_tool_path=$(git config difftool."$1".path)
131 test -z "$merge_tool_path" &&
132 merge_tool_path=$(git config mergetool."$1".path)
133 if test -z "$merge_tool_path"; then
134 case "$1" in
135 vimdiff)
136 merge_tool_path=vim
138 gvimdiff)
139 merge_tool_path=gvim
141 emerge)
142 merge_tool_path=emacs
145 merge_tool_path="$1"
147 esac
151 # Allow GIT_DIFF_TOOL and GIT_MERGE_TOOL to provide default values
152 test -n "$GIT_MERGE_TOOL" && merge_tool="$GIT_MERGE_TOOL"
153 test -n "$GIT_DIFF_TOOL" && merge_tool="$GIT_DIFF_TOOL"
155 # If merge tool was not specified then use the diff.tool
156 # configuration variable. If that's invalid then reset merge_tool.
157 # Fallback to merge.tool.
158 if test -z "$merge_tool"; then
159 merge_tool=$(git config diff.tool)
160 test -z "$merge_tool" &&
161 merge_tool=$(git config merge.tool)
162 if test -n "$merge_tool" && ! valid_tool "$merge_tool"; then
163 echo >&2 "git config option diff.tool set to unknown tool: $merge_tool"
164 echo >&2 "Resetting to default..."
165 unset merge_tool
169 # Try to guess an appropriate merge tool if no tool has been set.
170 if test -z "$merge_tool"; then
171 # We have a $DISPLAY so try some common UNIX merge tools
172 if test -n "$DISPLAY"; then
173 # If gnome then prefer meld, otherwise, prefer kdiff3 or kompare
174 if test -n "$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" ; then
175 merge_tool_candidates="meld kdiff3 kompare tkdiff xxdiff gvimdiff diffuse"
176 else
177 merge_tool_candidates="kdiff3 kompare tkdiff xxdiff meld gvimdiff diffuse"
180 if echo "${VISUAL:-$EDITOR}" | grep 'emacs' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
181 # $EDITOR is emacs so add emerge as a candidate
182 merge_tool_candidates="$merge_tool_candidates emerge opendiff vimdiff"
183 elif echo "${VISUAL:-$EDITOR}" | grep 'vim' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
184 # $EDITOR is vim so add vimdiff as a candidate
185 merge_tool_candidates="$merge_tool_candidates vimdiff opendiff emerge"
186 else
187 merge_tool_candidates="$merge_tool_candidates opendiff emerge vimdiff"
189 echo "merge tool candidates: $merge_tool_candidates"
191 # Loop over each candidate and stop when a valid merge tool is found.
192 for i in $merge_tool_candidates
194 init_merge_tool_path $i
195 if type "$merge_tool_path" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
196 merge_tool=$i
197 break
199 done
201 if test -z "$merge_tool" ; then
202 echo "No known merge resolution program available."
203 exit 1
206 else
207 # A merge tool has been set, so verify that it's valid.
208 if ! valid_tool "$merge_tool"; then
209 echo >&2 "Unknown merge tool $merge_tool"
210 exit 1
213 init_merge_tool_path "$merge_tool"
215 if test -z "$merge_tool_cmd" && ! type "$merge_tool_path" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
216 echo "The merge tool $merge_tool is not available as '$merge_tool_path'"
217 exit 1
222 # Launch the merge tool on each path provided by 'git diff'
223 while test $# -gt 6
225 launch_merge_tool "$1" "$2" "$5"
226 shift 7
227 done