`diff.orderFile`: order your `git diff` output smart!
2019-10-10
Working on a project, you might consider that one folder is more important than others. For example, src folder might be more relevant to you as a developer than doc, test, or samples, you name it. Or you may want source files to be listed first, e.g. *.c, *.go...
To order the list of files in git diff output, one may use git's diff.orderFile option.
If you are working with PostgreSQL for example, you may want such an order:
src/include/*
src/common/*
src/port/*
config/*
src/makefiles/*
src/template/*
src/backend/*
src/fe_utils/*
src/bin/*
src/interfaces/libpq/*
src/pl/*
contrib/*
src/interfaces/*
doc/*
src/test/*To achieve this:
- create a file with the proper list, e.g.
.gitorderfile - run
git config diff.orderFile .gitorderfile
You're done!