How to setup kdiff3 in Mac OS?

Question

In.gitconfig file I setup up the git diff as follows:

[diff]
    tool = kdiff3

[difftool \"kdiff3\"]
    path = path_directory/kdiff3.app
         


        

Answer 1

kdiff3 is generally located at the following location:

/Applications/kdiff3.app/Contents/MacOS/kdiff3

so, try

[difftool "kdiff3"]
    path = /Applications/kdiff3.app/Contents/MacOS/kdiff3

If you installed kdiff using brew, then you'd not need the difftool parameter in config for git 1.8 onwards. Just the following would work:

[diff]
    tool = kdiff3

If you installed kdiff mounting the dmg file to kdiff.app then set your local path as following:

[difftool "kdiff3"]
    path = directory_path_where_you_installed/kdiff3.app/Contents/MacOS/kdiff3