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diff --git a/doc/todo/wishlist__58___git_annex_diff.mdwn b/doc/todo/wishlist__58___git_annex_diff.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3af7bef6a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/wishlist__58___git_annex_diff.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +git diff is not very helpful for annexed files. + +How about a git annex diff command that allows to compare two versions of an annexed file? + +Should be relatively simple, only there would have to be a way to deal with the situation where not both versions are present in the repository. Either abort with a message showing the command you need to run to get the missing version(s). Or even interactively volunteer to get it automatically, asking the user for confirmation. + +Of course you wouldn't want to diff two large files, but with git annex assistant, all files are annexed by default (right?), so this would be useful. + +There might already be a way to easily diff two versions of an annexed file which I'm missing -- in that case please point me to it! :) + +> [[done]]; rather than adding a `git annex diff`, I made git-annex be able to be used as a git diff driver command, +> which in turn can run some third-party external diff driver that does +> some smart handling of binary files. |