How can I install vimdiff on Windows after installing git bash?

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sangheestyle picture sangheestyle · May 14, 2013 · Viewed 10k times · Source

I usually use vimdiff when I want to see diff between two points in git. However, I can't find vimdiff in 'git bash' environment on Windows. Therefore, If anybody know how to install or use vimdiff in git bash console, please let me know.

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Gary Fixler picture Gary Fixler · May 14, 2013

If you can launch vim in bash on Windows, you should be able to launch it in diff mode with vim -d. You could then just alias it to vimdiff if it's more comfortable.

As you've tagged this with git, I'll recommend Tim Pope's fugitive git plugin for Vim. With it I do most git work, including diffing without ever leaving Vim. I do this on Windows 7 at work to keep me out of git bash as much as possible, as git bash is very simple and out-of-date (many of the included programs, such as grep are versions from c. 2000).

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