How can I get git diff to show differences in Windows shortcut (*.lnk) files?
(Q) How can I get git diff to show me the differences in shortcut files (*.lnk) on Windows?
For example,
git status
On branch master
modified: Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
git diff Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
diff --git a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk
index ebf8af1..8f466c3 100644
Binary files a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk and b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk differ
Instead of saying Binary files differ I'd like to see something like:
- c:usersuser1myenvDocsDevNotes
+ c:usersuser1mystuffmyenvDocsDevNotes
This lets me more easily decide if I want to commit the change or leave it local to a host.
I did some searches and found that Microsoft seems to update shortcut files because it's what it does. See How to track .lnk files in git?. Interesting as this might be why my *.lnk files are showing up as different even when they might not have really been changed.
My belief is
Git can be configured to support custom diff programs for different file types. diff.external, and gitattributes look promising.
Windows *.lnk files can be somehow compared. This is a starting point Extract Path from shortcut link - windows batch
I can tell git to use a custom script that knows only how to diff *.lnk files.
I've searched and found some things but nothing that already does this:
How to track .lnk files in git?
Why doesn't `git diff` invoke external diff tool?
https://git-scm.com/docs/diff-config#diff-config-diffexternal
Extract Icon from Windows .lnk (shortcut) file
git diff git-diff windows-shortcut
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(Q) How can I get git diff to show me the differences in shortcut files (*.lnk) on Windows?
For example,
git status
On branch master
modified: Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
git diff Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
diff --git a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk
index ebf8af1..8f466c3 100644
Binary files a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk and b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk differ
Instead of saying Binary files differ I'd like to see something like:
- c:usersuser1myenvDocsDevNotes
+ c:usersuser1mystuffmyenvDocsDevNotes
This lets me more easily decide if I want to commit the change or leave it local to a host.
I did some searches and found that Microsoft seems to update shortcut files because it's what it does. See How to track .lnk files in git?. Interesting as this might be why my *.lnk files are showing up as different even when they might not have really been changed.
My belief is
Git can be configured to support custom diff programs for different file types. diff.external, and gitattributes look promising.
Windows *.lnk files can be somehow compared. This is a starting point Extract Path from shortcut link - windows batch
I can tell git to use a custom script that knows only how to diff *.lnk files.
I've searched and found some things but nothing that already does this:
How to track .lnk files in git?
Why doesn't `git diff` invoke external diff tool?
https://git-scm.com/docs/diff-config#diff-config-diffexternal
Extract Icon from Windows .lnk (shortcut) file
git diff git-diff windows-shortcut
asked Nov 22 at 18:52
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67631022
add a comment |
(Q) How can I get git diff to show me the differences in shortcut files (*.lnk) on Windows?
For example,
git status
On branch master
modified: Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
git diff Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
diff --git a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk
index ebf8af1..8f466c3 100644
Binary files a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk and b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk differ
Instead of saying Binary files differ I'd like to see something like:
- c:usersuser1myenvDocsDevNotes
+ c:usersuser1mystuffmyenvDocsDevNotes
This lets me more easily decide if I want to commit the change or leave it local to a host.
I did some searches and found that Microsoft seems to update shortcut files because it's what it does. See How to track .lnk files in git?. Interesting as this might be why my *.lnk files are showing up as different even when they might not have really been changed.
My belief is
Git can be configured to support custom diff programs for different file types. diff.external, and gitattributes look promising.
Windows *.lnk files can be somehow compared. This is a starting point Extract Path from shortcut link - windows batch
I can tell git to use a custom script that knows only how to diff *.lnk files.
I've searched and found some things but nothing that already does this:
How to track .lnk files in git?
Why doesn't `git diff` invoke external diff tool?
https://git-scm.com/docs/diff-config#diff-config-diffexternal
Extract Icon from Windows .lnk (shortcut) file
git diff git-diff windows-shortcut
asked Nov 22 at 18:52
PatS
67631022
(Q) How can I get git diff to show me the differences in shortcut files (*.lnk) on Windows?
For example,
git status
On branch master
modified: Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
git diff Shortcuts/Dirs/DevNotes.lnk
diff --git a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk
index ebf8af1..8f466c3 100644
Binary files a/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk and b/Shortcuts/Dirs/Dev Notes.lnk differ
Instead of saying Binary files differ I'd like to see something like:
- c:usersuser1myenvDocsDevNotes
+ c:usersuser1mystuffmyenvDocsDevNotes
This lets me more easily decide if I want to commit the change or leave it local to a host.
I did some searches and found that Microsoft seems to update shortcut files because it's what it does. See How to track .lnk files in git?. Interesting as this might be why my *.lnk files are showing up as different even when they might not have really been changed.
My belief is
Git can be configured to support custom diff programs for different file types. diff.external, and gitattributes look promising.
Windows *.lnk files can be somehow compared. This is a starting point Extract Path from shortcut link - windows batch
I can tell git to use a custom script that knows only how to diff *.lnk files.
I've searched and found some things but nothing that already does this:
How to track .lnk files in git?
Why doesn't `git diff` invoke external diff tool?
https://git-scm.com/docs/diff-config#diff-config-diffexternal
Extract Icon from Windows .lnk (shortcut) file
git diff git-diff windows-shortcut
git diff git-diff windows-shortcut
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