Enable git-style colour output in regular diff on Mac OS X

ColourDiff.md

Enable git-style colour output in regular diff

Mac OS X

1. Install colordiff using Homebrew:

    brew install colordiff
   

2. Add function to your ~/.bash_profile:

    cat <<EOF >>~/.bash_profile
   
    function diff {
        colordiff -u "$@" 
    }
    EOF
   

3. Change default output colours to match git:

    cat <<EOF >~/.colordiffrc
    newtext=green
    oldtext=red
    diffstuff=cyan
    EOF
   

4. Reload:

    . ~/.bash_profile
   

5. Profit.

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Notes on switches:

• -u in diff means: unified diff