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From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (topics)
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> * js/diff-2 (Sun Feb 18 12:44:43 2007 +0100) 1 commit
>  - Add `git diff2`, a GNU diff workalike
> 
> Undecided.  Perhaps will merge to 'next' to see if somebody else
> comes up with a better naming idea.

With this, we can get rid of any test dependency on an external diff
and have a consistent replacement for cmp[1], as well.

`git gdiff`?  `git xdiff`?  `gdiff` would be easier on the fingers
(assuming querty), but `xdiff` is probably a more accurate name.

[1] - <200702172225.12758.johannes.sixt@telecom.at>
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Eric Wong