delta
Syntax-highlighting pager for git and grep output
30.1k|stable|0.19.2
Syntax highlighting — Language-aware coloring using bat themes for diffs and grep output.
Side-by-side view — Compare changes in parallel columns with automatic line wrapping.
Word-level diffs — Levenshtein algorithm highlights exact character changes within lines.
Merge conflict display — Enhanced visualization of conflicting changes with zdiff3 support.
Navigation keys — Press n/N to jump between files and diffs in large changesets.
Delta replaces git's default pager with syntax-highlighted diffs that are actually readable. Configure it once in gitconfig and it works transparently with git diff, git show, git log -p, and grep tools. The side-by-side view with line numbers transforms code review from a text parsing chore into something you can actually follow.
Source on GitHub
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