---
title: "Use Neovim as a git difftool"
description: "Just paste this into your ~/.gitconfig"
canonical: https://oozou.com/til/use-neovim-as-a-git-difftool-57
locale: en
date: 2020-10-13
topic: vim
---

# Use Neovim as a git difftool

> Just paste this into your ~/.gitconfig

Published: 2020-10-13 · Topic: [vim](https://oozou.com/til-topics/vim) ([markdown](https://oozou.com/til-topics/vim.md))

Just paste this into your ~/.gitconfig

```ini
[difftool]
    prompt = true
[diff]
    tool = nvimdiff
[difftool "nvimdiff"]
    cmd = "nvim -d \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\""
```

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