

“Most Git clients ask you if you want to install another app. Well, not when you use GitKraken! “The GitKraken merge conflict tool lets the user combine code the way he or she wants,” explains Garcia. Essentially, you have to take a bunch of extra steps.

orig extension) from git execute this command: git config -global mergetool.According to Jose Garcia, Developer at Axosoft, “When you try to merge files or branches together you’ll occasionally get conflicts,” which in the past would force you to get out of your Git client, open another app, etc. Note:If you want to disable auto backup files ( with. Select Sourcetree menu > Preferences > Diff tab, on Diff command and Merge command set this value: open -W -a Meldįor Diff command set this args: -args $LOCAL $REMOTEįor Merge command set this: -args -auto-merge $LOCAL $BASE $REMOTE -output=$MERGED Meld is available for OSX here, download and install it. Now, if you choose any file in your project you can check the diff selecting External Diff or with shorcut CTRL+D over your file, and meld it’s executed:Īnd it’s the same for files in conflict, select your file with the context menu Resolve conflicts > Launch External Merge Tool, now you can view side to side the differences between versions. Now for Merge Tool, select the same binary ( Meld.exe) and set this into filed Arguments: Go to main menu and select Tools > Options > Diff tab, into selection option External Diff pick Custom and into field Diff Command set the path to your meld binary (on windows is Meld.exe), into field Arguments set this: In linux systems it’s very useful and it’s my preffered tool (only when I can’t use diff and merge tools from my IDE). Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. Meldis a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers.

By default you can choose any of this:īut In this entry I’m going to show how to use it with Meld.

Source Tree supports multiple external tools to compare differences and resolve conflicts between files.
