VS2010 uses WinMerge but TFS2010's Pending Changes tab uses DiffMerge

Question

from VS2010, if I select compare from the context menu, WinMerge is used, but when doing a merge with TFS2010 tools in VS (Pending Changes tab), it insists on using the defautl diffmerge tool that sucks.

Where do I configure TFS to use my own diff/merge tool?

possible duplicate of [How do I configure TFS to work with various merge tools](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1313908/how-do-i-configure-tfs-to-work-with-various-merge-tools) — James Reed, Feb 14 '13 at 16:27

Garry · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-15T14:29:18.497

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http://blog.paulbouwer.com/2010/01/31/replace-diffmerge-tool-in-visual-studio-team-system-with-winmerge/

Configure Visual Studio

Open Source Control > Visual Studio Team Foundation under the Tools > Options menu in Visual Studio.
Click on Configure User Tools … and the Configure User Tools dialog will become available.

Do not forget to restart Visual studio to load configuration.

edited Feb 15 '13 at 14:29

answered Feb 14 '13 at 16:06

Garry

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Ahh! I only had a configuration for compare and not merge. thanks – kevcoder Feb 14 '13 at 16:26
the blog post in this answer has clear steps with nice screenshots but if you just want to import a reg file see [my answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/19872167/224976) – Tim Partridge Nov 09 '13 at 03:53

Tim Partridge · Answer 2 · 2017-02-20T21:05:45.373

Download the reg file, import into regedit.exe and you're done! Or if you want to do it manually in Visual Studio do the following:

Click on Tools menu
Click on Options menu item
Expand Source Control tree item
Select Visual Studio Team Foundation Server tree item
Click on Configure User Tools... button

Comparing

To use WinMerge as the Compare/Diff tool:

Click the Add... button
For Extension, type *
For Operation, select Compare
For Command, browse for C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe
For Arguments, type /x /e /ub /wl /dl %6 /dr %7 %1 %2
Click OK to accept

Merging

To use WinMerge as the Merge tool:

Click the Add... button
For Extension, type *
For Operation, select Merge
For Command, browse for C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge.exe
For Arguments, type /x /e /ub /wl /dl %6 /dr %7 %1 %2 %4
Click OK to accept

Note: You need to click on the Save button on the tool bar within WinMerge merge to commit a merge before exiting the screen

VS2010 uses WinMerge but TFS2010's Pending Changes tab uses DiffMerge

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