Customize Diff tool: preferences

Select Tools >> Preferences, Diff to set preferences for the Diff tool.

Internal tool configuration

Select the checkbox to enable an option:

  • Ignore case
  • Ignore all white space
  • Ignore space change
  • Try hard to find a smaller set of changes

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.