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

If you don't have colordiff or git diff, you can get color by vim.

cdiff() { diff -u $@ | vim -R -; }

or simply

cdiff() { diff -u $@ | view -; }