hg diff on a modified line

Kevin Bullock kbullock+mercurial at ringworld.org
Fri Sep 21 16:15:09 UTC 2012


On Sep 21, 2012, at 6:35 AM, praveen_m86 wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
>                If I am modifying a line in a tracked file and run hg diff,
> the output is as if i have removed the line and added a new line. Y is it so
> ? Is there any option to display that particular change just as modified
> line ?
> 
> e.g
> 
> hg diff Hello.py
> 
> -from app.test.method import *
> +from app.test.methods import *

That's how the unified diff format shows changed lines. If you want to see changes in a different way, you can always configure an external diff program: http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/ExtdiffExtension

pacem in terris / мир / शान्ति / ‎‫سَلاَم‬ / 平和
Kevin R. Bullock

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