diff: add --word-diff option that generalizes --color-words
authorThomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:59:06 +0000 (17:59 +0200)
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:56:53 +0000 (10:56 -0700)
This teaches the --color-words engine a more general interface that
supports two new modes:

* --word-diff=plain, inspired by the 'wdiff' utility (most similar to
'wdiff -n <old> <new>'): uses delimiters [-removed-] and {+added+}

* --word-diff=porcelain, which generates an ad-hoc machine readable
format:
- each diff unit is prefixed by [-+ ] and terminated by newline as
in unified diff
- newlines in the input are output as a line consisting only of a
tilde '~'

Both of these formats still support color if it is enabled, using it
to highlight the differences. --color-words becomes a synonym for
--word-diff=color, which is the color-only format. Also adds some
compatibility/convenience options.

Thanks to Junio C Hamano and Miles Bader for good ideas.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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