affects only `git diff` Porcelain, and not lower level
`diff` commands, such as `git diff-files`.
+diff.external::
+ If this config variable is set, diff generation is not
+ performed using the internal diff machinery, but using the
+ given command. Note: if you want to use an external diff
+ program only on a subset of your files, you might want to
+ use gitlink:gitattributes[5] instead.
+
diff.renameLimit::
The number of files to consider when performing the copy/rename
detection; equivalent to the git diff option '-l'.
performing an internal merge between common ancestors.
See gitlink:gitattributes[5] for details.
+mergetool.<tool>.path::
+ Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
+ your tool is not in the PATH.
+
pack.window::
The size of the window used by gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] when no
window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.