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chichak
chichak

Reputation: 677

How to get git log --follow to show patches for binary files like git diff

I need to follow the history of a binary file, like what I would get from git log --follow --patch textfile, but for a binary file.

For git diff it's possible to configure a specific diff tool via .gitattributes and .git/config and I've done so: git diff binary_file shows a text representation of the change. git log --follow --patch doesn't show that representation however, it just says Binary files a/binary_file and b/binary_file differ - Is it possible to configure git to use the same machinery here as with git diff?

My particular case is a spreadsheet, so my .gitattributes:

*.ods diff=spreadsheet

.git/config:

[diff "spreadsheet"]
    binary = true
    command = excelcompare

Upvotes: 2

Views: 32

Answers (1)

phd
phd

Reputation: 94397

Use git log --ext-diff:

git log --ext-diff --follow --patch binaryfile

Upvotes: 2

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