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Instructions and better config for Vim as a diff editor
After I changed `merge-tools.vimdiff.program` to `vim`, using `vimdiff` as a diff editor wouldn't work at all. Out of the box, it's still not a good experience. I included a recommendation of a plugin to install to make it better.
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For example:
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ui.diff-editor = "vimdiff"
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When kdiff3 is set via:
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ui.diff-editor = "kdiff3"
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Custom arguments can be added, and will be inserted before the paths
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# merge-tools.kdiff3.program = "kdiff3" # Defaults to the name of the tool if not specified
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merge-tools.kdiff3.edit-args = ["--merge", "--cs", "CreateBakFiles=0"]
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### Using Vim as a diff editor
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Using `ui.diff-editor = "vimdiff"` is possible but not recommended.
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For a better experience, you can follow these [instructions] to
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configure the [`DirDiff` Vim plugin].
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[instructions]: https://gist.github.com/ilyagr/5d6339fb7dac5e7ab06fe1561ec62d45
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[`DirDiff` Vim plugin]: https://github.com/will133/vim-dirdiff
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## 3-way merge tools for conflict resolution
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[merge-tools.vimdiff]
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program = "vim"
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# `-d` enables diff mode. `-f` makes vim run in foreground even if it starts a GUI.
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# The other options make sure that only the output file can be modified.
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merge-args = ["-f", "-d", "$output", "-M", "$left", "$base", "$right",
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"-c", "wincmd J", "-c", "set modifiable", "-c", "set write"]
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merge-tool-edits-conflict-markers = true
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# Using vimdiff as a diff editor is not recommended. For instructions on configuring
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# the DirDiff Vim plugin for a better experience, see
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# https://gist.github.com/ilyagr/5d6339fb7dac5e7ab06fe1561ec62d45
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edit-args = ["-f", "-d"]
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