A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output
Delta is a syntax-highlighting pager designed to enhance the viewing of Git, diff, and grep output. It offers several key features including syntax highlighting with themes from bat, word-level diffs using Levenshtein edit inference, side-by-side view with line wrapping for better readability, and n/N navigation keys to move between files or diffs. Delta also improves merge conflict display, supports hyperlinks for commits and file paths, and automatically detects light/dark terminal backgrounds.
Ideal for developers seeking a more efficient and enjoyable way to analyze code changes, Delta streamlines the process of understanding diff outputs, making it easier to navigate and comprehend modifications in Git repositories. It can be installed via winget for seamless integration into your workflow.
README
Get Started
Install it (the package is called "git-delta" in most package managers, but the executable is just delta) and add this to your ~/.gitconfig:
[core]
pager = delta
[interactive]
diffFilter = delta --color-only
[delta]
navigate = true # use n and N to move between diff sections
dark = true # or light = true, or omit for auto-detection
[merge]
conflictStyle = zdiff3
Code can be copied directly from the diff (-/+ markers are removed by default).
diff-highlight and diff-so-fancy emulation modes
Commit hashes can be formatted as terminal hyperlinks to the hosting provider page (--hyperlinks).
File paths can also be formatted as hyperlinks for opening in your OS.
Stylable box/line decorations to draw attention to commit, file and hunk header sections.
Style strings (foreground color, background color, font attributes) are supported for >20 stylable elements, using the same color/style language as git
Handles traditional unified diff output in addition to git output
Automatic detection of light/dark terminal background
A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output
Code evolves, and we all spend time studying diffs. Delta aims to make this both efficient and enjoyable: it allows you to make extensive changes to the layout and styling of diffs, as well as allowing you to stay arbitrarily close to the default git/diff output.
<img width="400px" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/52205/86275526-76792100-bba1-11ea-9e78-6be9baa80b29.png" />
<p align="center">delta with line-numbers activated</p>
<img width="800px" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/52205/87230973-412eb900-c381-11ea-8aec-cc200290bd1b.png" />
<p align="center">delta with side-by-side and line-numbers activated</p>
Here's what git show can look like with git configured to use delta:
