How should I use git diff for long lines?

Question

I\'m running git-diff on a file, but the change is at the end of a long line.

If I use cursor keys to move right, it loses colour-coding—and worse the lines do

Answer 1

You can also use git config to setup pager to wrap.

$ git config core.pager 'less -r' 

Sets the pager setting for the current project.

$ git config --global core.pager 'less -r' 

Sets the pager globally for all projects