How to use Meld as git merge and diff tool

Meld is a new open source merge tool written in Python, it has a nice and fresh looking GUI so I decided to give it a chance and replace my old good KDiff…

Meld before merge Meld after merge

Since git configuration of Meld isn’t as straightforward as it should be, here are relevant parts of my .gitconfig:

# ------------------ M E R G E -------------------------
[merge]
    tool = meld

[mergetool "meld"]
    cmd = meld --auto-merge \"$LOCAL\" \"$BASE\" \"$REMOTE\" --output \"$MERGED\" --label \"MERGE (REMOTE BASE MY)\"
    trustExitCode = false

[mergetool]
    # don't ask if we want to skip merge
    prompt = false

    # don't create backup *.orig files
    keepBackup = false

# ------------------ D I F F -------------------------
[diff]
    guitool = meld

[difftool "meld"]
    cmd = meld \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" --label \"DIFF (ORIGINAL MY)\"

You may edit your git config file by issuing git config --global -e command. Before making any changes remember to create a backup.

Above configuration should work on any Linux, for Windows you must replace meld command by absolute path to Meld: \"C:/Program Files (x86)/Meld/Meld.exe\" (\" are part of the path).

Happy merging!

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