dandavison

delta

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delta

A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output

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What it is

A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output

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Delta is a pager that does Syntax highliting, better diff highliting and improved outputs of existing git commands. Highly recommended. https://github.com/dandavison/delta

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What Hacker News says

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mfrw·Sep 7, 2022

Although, I do not have much to add; using `difftastic`[0] & `delta` [1] is a very cool combo to make _git_ a little more approachable for newbies like me. I use delta as my daily driver but sometimes when I want the contextual info, switching to `env GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git log -p --ext-diff` gives a better picture. [0]: https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic [1]: https://github.com/dandavison/delta

In Difftastic, the fantastic diff

capableweb·Jun 5, 2022Submission

Delta – A syntax-highlighting pager for Git, diff, and grep output

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ossusermivami·May 17, 2022

I get confused by diff GUIs but I have been using "git-delta" https://github.com/dandavison/delta as a pager of git and it's been wonderful so far (just for the syntax highlighting in diff) diffstatic is nice too and use it sparingly

In Meld for Macs

encryptluks2·Apr 18, 2022

Even better may be to install and use git-delta which does this amongst many other things: https://github.com/dandavison/delta

In Highlights from Git 2.36

zamubafoo·Apr 13, 2022

Ah, delta is missing! Right from the docs, it's "[a] syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output". [1] https://github.com/dandavison/delta (edit: nevermind, somehow I missed it)

In New(ish) command line tools

SuperSandro2000·Mar 30, 2022Recommendation phrase

Delta is a pager that does Syntax highliting, better diff highliting and improved outputs of existing git commands. Highly recommended. https://github.com/dandavison/delta

In Difftastic: A diff that understands syntax

austinjp·Mar 20, 2022

I didn't know about git delta, thanks for this. Presumably your referring to https://github.com/dandavison/delta ? Does anyone have any tips for integrating it into an emacs workflow? I'm currently doing `git commit` from shell which launches emacs-nox with magit.

In Show HN: `Git add -p` with multiple buckets

5e92cb50239222b·Jan 25, 2022

I haven't tested this, but maybe it will serve you as a starting point. Throw this script into $PATH (let's say into ~/.local/bin/diff-fmt): #!/bin/bash exec delta <(gofmt "$1") <(gofmt "$2") here I'm using delta as the difftool: https://github.com/dandavison/delta and then, once: $ git config --global interactive.diffFilter diff-fmt

In Highlights from Git 2.35

Myrmornis·Jan 25, 2022

(plug) delta does special display of diff3 merge conflicts: https://github.com/dandavison/delta#merge-conflicts It displays two diffs: one from the ancestral commit to “ours” and one from the ancestral commit to “theirs”. I find it helpful for understanding conflicts and how to resolve them — any feedback appreciated.

In Highlights from Git 2.35