https://github.com/mgalgs/diffview-mode

View diffs side-by-side in Emacs
https://github.com/mgalgs/diffview-mode

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View diffs side-by-side in Emacs

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mgalgs/diffview-mode
• Owner: mgalgs
• Created: 2013-02-16T03:59:06.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-24T19:18:50.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-15T11:26:59.690Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Emacs Lisp
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Stars: 48
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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## diffview.el

*View diffs in side-by-side format*

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[![License GPLv3](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL_v3-green.svg)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html)

[![MELPA](http://melpa.org/packages/diffview-badge.svg)](http://melpa.org/#/diffview)

[![MELPA Stable](http://stable.melpa.org/packages/diffview-badge.svg)](http://stable.melpa.org/#/diffview)

Render a unified diff (top/bottom) in an easy-to-comprehend side-by-side

format.  This comes in handy for reading patches from mailing lists (or

from whencever you might acquire them).

### Installation

    M-x package-install diffview

### Usage

The following functions are provided for launching a side-by-side diff:

* `diffview-current` : View the current diff buffer side-by-side

* `diffview-region` : View the current diff region side-by-side

* `diffview-message` : View the current email message (which presumably

   contains a patch) side-by-side

### Keybindings

* `}` : Next file

* `{` : Previous file

* `l` : Align windows

* `q` : Quit

### Screenshots

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### Function and Macro Documentation

#### `(diffview-current)`

Show current diff buffer in a side-by-side view.

#### `(diffview-region)`

Show current diff region in a side-by-side view.

#### `(diffview-message)`

Show `message-mode` buffer in a side-by-side view.

This is useful for reading patches from mailing lists.

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