How do I jump to the next/prev diff in GIT difftool?

Question

I am using git difftool to compare 2 large files in VIM. I want to navigate only to the lines that differ.

How do I navigate quickly between lines that differ using GIT difftool ?

I am looking for something like winmerge shortcut keys :
Alt+down - Next Change
Alt+Up - Prev Change

Apologies, I am pretty new to VIM – FacePalm Nov 26 '14 at 16:07 — FacePalm, Nov 26 '14 at 16:07

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '14 at 14:21

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vim Has an extensive and pretty good helpfile. You would do yourself a favour trying to familiarize yourself with it.

from :h diff

3. Jumping to diffs                 *jumpto-diffs*

Two commands can be used to jump to diffs:
                                *[c*
    [c      Jump backwards to the previous start of a change.
            When a count is used, do it that many times.
                                *]c*
    ]c      Jump forwards to the next start of a change.
            When a count is used, do it that many times.

answered Nov 26 '14 at 14:21

Lieven Keersmaekers

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I decided to use F5 and F6, by adding these lines to `.vimrc` : `noremap [c` and `noremap ]c` – Flimm Mar 05 '20 at 09:56
In my vimrc, those are already taken to maximimize/normalize my window. The `]` and `[` are hard to reach but it's used in so many places *(tmux, vim, ctags)* that I decided to join them io trying to beat them. – Lieven Keersmaekers Mar 05 '20 at 12:31
@Flimm could you comment how to set it to be on F5 & F6 ? – PowerPlay Aug 11 '22 at 00:36

How do I jump to the next/prev diff in GIT difftool?

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