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Git diff and merge with p4merge (macOS)
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.gitconfig
[merge]
keepBackup = false
tool = p4merge
[mergetool "p4merge"]
cmd = /Applications/p4merge.app/Contents/Resources/launchp4merge "\"$PWD/$BASE\"" "\"$PWD/$REMOTE\"" "\"$PWD/$LOCAL\"" "\"$PWD/$MERGED\""
keepTemporaries = false
trustExitCode = false
keepBackup = false
[diff]
tool = p4merge
[difftool "p4merge"]
cmd = /Applications/p4merge.app/Contents/Resources/launchp4merge "\"$LOCAL\"" "\"$REMOTE\""
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tomdwp commented Feb 7, 2018 •
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  1. Install p4merge
    -- either from perforce.com
    -- or if you have homebrew, install it with: brew cask install p4merge
  2. copy and paste the above snippet into your ~/.gitconfig file (at the bottom)
    -- if you don't think you have that file, run ls -al ~ to verify
    -- if you don't, then run touch ~/.gitconfig
  3. Then you can do git mergetool and git difftool to use p4merge
  4. Note that git diff will still just use the default inline diff viewer

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