How to apply git diff --color-words HEAD | less -r in tig diff window

[avatar-lavventura]

In diff window; if possible I want to apply git diff --color-words HEAD | less -r`` instead of git diff`, how can I achieve it?

The difference could be seens as below, where only the added character shown:

On linux terminal: $ git diff --ignore-blank-lines --color-words HEAD | less -r

On tig:

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I have tried TIG_DIFF_OPTS="--ignore-blank-lines --color-words" tig, or TIG_DIFF_OPTS='--ignore-blank-lines --color-words' tig --word-diff=plain, which did not work properly. Example output:

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I think this issue is considered as feature (#47) and still in progress.

[krobelus]

Duplicate of #47

[avatar-lavventura]

It is a duplicated issue since 2012, seems like it is abandoned.

[koutcher]

There might be hope with #1140.

[avatar-lavventura]

@koutcher Looking forward to seeing this awesome merge, thanks