Customize Diff tool preferences
Set preferences for the Diff tool. For example, you can set the tool to ignore case or white space, or specify the color used.
Select , then select (or, if you are on a Mac, ) to set preferences for the Diff tool.
Internal tool configuration
Select the checkbox to enable an option:
- Ignore case
- Ignore differences between uppercase and lowercase.
- Ignore all white space
- Ignore white space, including tab, vertical tab, form feed, carriage return, and space. For example, the following are treated as the same:
- Ignore space changes
- Ignore internal and trailing white spaces, but not spaces at the end.
- Try hard to find a smaller set of changes
- Show a smaller set of differences. You might want to select this option if your Diff output is too large, although it might cause Diff to run more slowly.
External tool configuration
If you have chosen to use an external tool, enter the configuration information:
- External tool command line
- The path of the external tool
- External tool arguments
- Use the shown variables to specify the arguments for the command line. The names of the files will replace the variables when the tool is invoked.
Color
Select the color button next to each option to change the color used for deleted, modified, added lines and placeholders.