Re: 'git diff-index' doesn't honor the 'diff.algorithm' variable

On 05/15/2016 09:43 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: I think the paragraph is shared among the "diff" family of commands both plumbing and Porcelain, so I'd say "patches welcome" at this point ;-). I think I've done my part here. It's not like this is a feature request. The script was an

Re: 'git diff-index' doesn't honor the 'diff.algorithm' variable

Dmitry Gutov writes: > OK, that makes sense. You might want to fix the man page, though, it > says, like the 'git diff' one, "For instance, if you configured > diff.algorithm variable to a non-default value and want to use the > default one, then you have to use

Re: 'git diff-index' doesn't honor the 'diff.algorithm' variable

Hi Junio, On 05/14/2016 09:40 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: The variable belongs to UI config, meant for Porcelain "git diff", together with things like "diff.color", "diff.context", etc. OK, that makes sense. You might want to fix the man page, though, it says, like the 'git diff' one, "For

Re: 'git diff-index' doesn't honor the 'diff.algorithm' variable

Dmitry Gutov writes: > Hi all, > > Subj. ...even though it's explicitly mentioned in the subcommand's man > page. Git version 2.7.4 here. > > To elaborate: > > - Call 'git config --global diff.algorithm histogram'. The variable belongs to UI config, meant for Porcelain "git

'git diff-index' doesn't honor the 'diff.algorithm' variable

Hi all, Subj. ...even though it's explicitly mentioned in the subcommand's man page. Git version 2.7.4 here. To elaborate: - Call 'git config --global diff.algorithm histogram'. - Try the example from http://stackoverflow.com/a/36551123/615245. 'git diff test.css' gives the expected output