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Why does git diff on Windows warn that the "terminal is not fully functional"?

I'm using msysgit 1.7.7.1 on Windows. I get an error when using git diff. What is causing this? Is there no diff tool included in msysgit? What should I do?

WARNING: terminal is not fully functional

Solution

  • For Git Bash, this can be fixed by adding the following line to ~/.bashrc:

    export TERM=cygwin

    -or-

    export TERM=msys

    The first seems to be the original by git for windows, the second a popular known form to "heal" as well.

    The problem can be caused if some other program (like for example Strawberry Perl) sets the TERM system environment variables.

    http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=184