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Set up Meld as Difftool and Mergetool for Git

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Configure Meld as Default Git Tools​

Edit Config File​

  • .gitconfig
[merge]
    tool = meld
[mergetool "meld"]
    # Choose one of these 2 lines
    cmd = meld "$LOCAL" "$MERGED" "$REMOTE" --output "$MERGED"
    cmd = meld "$LOCAL" "$BASE" "$REMOTE" --output "$MERGED"

Commands for Windows and Linux​

  • for Windows
$ git config --global diff.tool meld
$ git config --global difftool.meld.path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe"
$ git config --global difftool.prompt false

$ git config --global merge.tool meld
$ git config --global mergetool.meld.path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe"
$ git config --global mergetool.prompt false
  • For Linux
$ git config --global diff.tool meld
$ git config --global difftool.meld.path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe"
$ git config --global difftool.prompt false

$ git config --global merge.tool meld
$ git config --global mergetool.meld.path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe"
$ git config --global mergetool.prompt false