diff.dirstat::
A comma separated list of `--dirstat` parameters specifying the
- default behavior of the `--dirstat` option to linkgit:git-diff[1]`
+ default behavior of the `--dirstat` option to linkgit:git-diff[1]
and friends. The defaults can be overridden on the command line
(using `--dirstat=<param1,param2,...>`). The fallback defaults
(when not changed by `diff.dirstat`) are `changes,noncumulative,3`.
environment variable. The command is called with parameters
as described under "git Diffs" in linkgit:git[1]. Note: if
you want to use an external diff program only on a subset of
- your files, you might want to use linkgit:gitattributes[5] instead.
+ your files, you might want to use linkgit:gitattributes[5] instead.
diff.ignoreSubmodules::
Sets the default value of --ignore-submodules. Note that this
affects only 'git diff' Porcelain, and not lower level 'diff'
- commands such as 'git diff-files'. 'git checkout' also honors
+ commands such as 'git diff-files'. 'git checkout'
+ and 'git switch' also honor
this setting when reporting uncommitted changes. Setting it to
'all' disables the submodule summary normally shown by 'git commit'
and 'git status' when `status.submoduleSummary` is set unless it is
Any other value is treated as a custom diff tool and requires
that a corresponding difftool.<tool>.cmd variable is defined.
+diff.guitool::
+ Controls which diff tool is used by linkgit:git-difftool[1] when
+ the -g/--gui flag is specified. This variable overrides the value
+ configured in `merge.guitool`. The list below shows the valid
+ built-in values. Any other value is treated as a custom diff tool
+ and requires that a corresponding difftool.<guitool>.cmd variable
+ is defined.
+
include::../mergetools-diff.txt[]
diff.indentHeuristic::
- Set this option to `true` to enable experimental heuristics
+ Set this option to `false` to disable the default heuristics
that shift diff hunk boundaries to make patches easier to read.
diff.algorithm::