How to get diff working like git-diff?

Question

I like the output formatting of git diff. The color and the +/- representation of changes between lines is easier to read than GNU di

Answer 1

Place this in your .bashrc or .zshrc :

diff() { git diff --no-index "$1" "$2" | colordiff; }

requirments : git and colordiff should be installed before-hand.

usage : diff file1 file2

example : for $diff .tmux.conf .zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh