How to do a git diff on the current file with Magit?

How to do a git diff on the current file with Magit?

Ideally a single function that could be called, or binded to a keyboard shortcut. If you want a Magit diff buffer for the current file, you can call magit-diff-buffer-file directly, or use the “diff” option ( d) in magit-file-popup. e.g.:

When do you apply a change in Magit?

The change can be a file or a hunk, or when the region is active (i.e. when there is a selection) several files or hunks, or even just part of a hunk. The change or changes that these commands – and many others – would act on are highlighted. Magit also implements several other “apply variants” in addition to staging and unstaging.

What kind of commands can you do with Magit?

Of course Magit supports logging, cloning, pushing, and other commands that usually don’t fail in spectacular ways; but it also supports tasks that often cannot be completed in a single step.

Where can I install Magit on my computer?

Magit can be installed using Emacs’ package manager or manually from its development repository. Magit is available from Melpa and Melpa-Stable. If you haven’t used Emacs’ package manager before, then it is high time you familiarize yourself with it by reading the documentation in the Emacs manual, see (emacs)Packages.

When to use merge base or head in git diff?

If –merge-base is given, instead of using , use the merge base of and HEAD. git diff –merge-base A is equivalent to git diff $ (git merge-base A HEAD). git diff [ ] [–] [ … ] This form is to view the changes you have in your working tree relative to the named .

When to use git diff instead of git commit?

If HEAD does not exist (e.g. unborn branches) and is not given, it shows all staged changes. –staged is a synonym of –cached. If –merge-base is given, instead of using , use the merge base of and HEAD. git diff –merge-base A is equivalent to git diff $ (git merge-base A HEAD).