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How do I configure TortoiseGit to use Meld for diff, merge and conflicts?

I have tried a naive configuration to replace the native TortoiseGit viewers with Meld for Windows for diff, merge and conflict actions. What additional parameters do I need to pass in to Meld for these functions?

Simplest configuration: path to Meld.exe

Solution

  • Tested under meld 3.16.2

    Diff:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe %base %mine

    Merge:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe %mine %base %theirs --output %merged

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    (meld shows the %base file content in middle pane at the beginning. And meld saves the content of middle pane to %merged file after modifying and saving the content of middle pane.)

    or

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Meld\Meld.exe %mine %merged %theirs

    enter image description here

    Also see https://gitlab.com/tortoisegit/tortoisegit/issues/2698#note_37137238