OSX Using Beyond Compare as git difftool

Question

When trying to launch Beyond Compare using git, I get this error:

The diff tool bc3 is not available as 'bcompare'

fatal: external diff died, stopping at plugins/PushPlugin.m

Set up diff tool:

$ git config --global diff.tool bc3

Try to compare directory:

$ git difftool plugins

Viewing (1/2): 'plugins/PushPlugin.m'
Launch 'bc3' [Y/n]: y

Note, that `bcompare` is not suitable for git diff, as git creates temporary files for one or both of the sides and deletes them after difftool returns, and `bcompare` returns immediately. `bcomp` does the job. — Steed, Nov 22 '18 at 06:22

score 45 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '15 at 14:37

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Launch Beyond Compare, go to the Beyond Compare menu and run Install Command Line Tools.

answered Jul 02 '15 at 14:37

scw

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Great, I don't think they mentioned this on there website. – James111 Mar 10 '16 at 03:26

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '20 at 02:13

Launch Beyond Compare, go to the Beyond Compare menu and run Install Command Line Tools.

Diff In a terminal:

git config --global diff.tool bc3

To launch a diff using Beyond Compare, use the command: git difftool file.ext

Merge Pro only In a terminal:

git config --global merge.tool bc3
git config --global mergetool.bc3.trustExitCode true

To launch a 3-way merge using Beyond Compare, use the command: git mergetool file.ext

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