use Winmerge inside of Git to file diff

Question

Is there a way to use Winmerge inside of git to do Diffs?

Answer 1

On windows you can do it this way:

1) Open .gitconfig file. It's located at your home directory: c:\users\username.gitconfig

2) Add the lines below. Pay attention to the single quotes wrapping the path to winmerge:

[diff]
    tool = winmerge
[difftool "winmerge"]
    cmd = "'C:/Program Files (x86)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe'" -e "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE"
[difftool]
    prompt = false
[merge]
    tool = winmerge
[mergetool "winmerge"]
    cmd = "'C:/Program Files (x86)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe'" \"$MERGED\" \"$REMOTE\"
[mergetool]
    keepBackup = false
    trustExitCode = false