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How do I change the diff command used by the Vim diff support?

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How do I change the diff command used by the Vim diff support?

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‘diff’ command. You can change this by changing the ‘diffexpr’ option. For more information, read :help diff-diffexpr :help ‘diffexpr’ 30.10. How do I use the Vim diff mode without folding? You can use the following command-line to start Vim with two filenames and use the diff mode without folding: $ vim -o file1 file2 “+windo set diff scrollbind scrollopt+=hor nowrap” If you like vertically split windows, then replace “-o” with “-O”. For more information, read :help vimdiff ============================================================================= SECTION 31 – GUI VIM 31.1. How do I create buffer specific menus? Adding support for buffer specific menus is in the Vim TODO list. In the mean time, you can try Michael Geddes’s plugin, buffermenu.vim: http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=246 31.2.