ubuntu/debian diff-so-fancy install

diff-so-fancy-install.txt

# choose a folder that is in your PATH or create a new one
mkdir -p ~/.bin

# clone the source code to local path
git clone https://github.com/so-fancy/diff-so-fancy ~/.bin/diffsofancy_src

# make the script executable
chmod +x ~/.bin/diffsofancy_src/diff-so-fancy
ln -s ~/.bin/diffsofancy_src/diff-so-fancy ~/.bin/diff-so-fancy

# add ~/.bin to your PATH (.bashrc or .zshrc)
# by text editor (vim or ...)
vi ~/.bashrc or vi ~/.zshrc
# or use echo command
echo "PATH=\$PATH:~/.bin/" >> ~/.zshrc

# accept the environment
source ~/.zshrc

# add git configuration related to diff-so-fancy
git config --global core.pager "diff-so-fancy | less --tabs=4 -RFX"
git config --global interactive.diffFilter "diff-so-fancy --patch"