Git Diff with Beyond Compare

Question

I don't use extra wrapper .sh files. My environment is Windows XP, git 1.7.1 on cygwin, and Beyond Compare 3. Following is my .git/config file.

[diff]
    tool = bc3
[difftool]
    prompt = false
[difftool "bc3"]
    #use cygpath to transform cygwin path $LOCAL (something like /tmp/U5VvP1_abc) to windows path, because bc3 is a windows software
    cmd = \"c:/program files/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" "$(cygpath -w $LOCAL)" "$REMOTE"
[merge]
    tool = bc3
[mergetool]
    prompt = false
[mergetool "bc3"]
    #trustExitCode = true
    cmd = \"c:/program files/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$BASE" "$MERGED"

Then, I use $ git difftool to compare and $ git mergetool to merge.

About trustExitCode: For a custom merge command, specify whether the exit code of the merge command can be used to determine whether the merge was successful. If this is not set to true then the merge target file timestamp is checked and the merge assumed to have been successful if the file has been updated, otherwise the user is prompted to indicate the success of the merge.

Thanks to @dahlbyk, the author of Posh-Git, for posting his config as a gist. It helped me resolve my configuration issue.

[diff]
    tool = bc3
[difftool]
    prompt = false
[difftool "bc3"]
    cmd = \"c:/program files (x86)/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"
[merge]
    tool = bc3
[mergetool]
    prompt = false
    keepBackup = false
[mergetool "bc3"]
    cmd = \"c:/program files (x86)/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" \"$BASE\" \"$MERGED\"
    trustExitCode = true
[alias]
    dt = difftool
    mt = mergetool

Run these commands for Beyond Compare 2:

git config --global diff.tool bc2
git config --global difftool.bc2.cmd "\"c:/program files (x86)/beyond compare 2/bc2.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\""
git config --global difftool.prompt false

Run these commands for Beyond Compare 3:

git config --global diff.tool bc3
git config --global difftool.bc3.cmd "\"c:/program files (x86)/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\""
git config --global difftool.prompt false

Then use git difftool

Official documentation worked for me

Here is my config file. It took some wrestling but now it is working. I am using windows server, msysgit and beyond compare 3 (apparently an x86 version). Youll notice that I dont need to specify any arguments, and I use "path" instead of "cmd".

[user]
        name = PeteW
        email = [email protected]
[diff]
        tool = bc3
[difftool]
        prompt = false
[difftool "bc3"]
        path = /c/Program Files (x86)/Beyond Compare 3/BComp.exe
[merge]
        tool = bc3
[mergetool]
        prompt = false
        keepBackup = false
[mergetool "bc3"]
        path = /c/Program Files (x86)/Beyond Compare 3/BComp.exe
        trustExitCode = true
[alias]
        dt = difftool
        mt = mergetool