[SOLVED] Move running merge of git to beyond compare

Move running merge of git to beyond compare

I made certain changes in my local branch. I didn't commit. I just indexed all changes and moved them to stash. Now I did a

git pull

After git pull I did

git stash apply

Now there are some conflicts. In eclipse I am able to see the conflicts in normal git format

<<<< Updated Upstream
ksldjflsdk
sdlkfjdslk
sdlkfjsdlk
===========
sdlkfjdslk
dslkfjdslkfj
dsklfjsdlkjf
>>>>> Stashed Changes

Now there are some files with hell lot of conflicts. It is very difficult for me to look up and down and merge. Is there a way I can move current merge process to beyond compare.

I am on git version 1.8.3 and Beyond Compare 3.2.3

Solution

I'm assuming that you're okay with launching Beyond Compare from the command line, and that you're on Windows. You can add the following lines to your global .gitconfig file:

[merge]
    tool = bc3
[diff]
    tool = bc3
[difftool "bc3"]
    cmd = "\"c:/program files (x86)/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\""
[mergetool "bc3"]
    cmd = "\"c:/program files (x86)/beyond compare 3/bcomp.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" \"$BASE\" \"$MERGED\""

Edit: Adding Mac commands straight from site:

git config --global diff.tool bc3
git config --global merge.tool bc3
git config --global mergetool.bc3.trustExitCode true

Then you can simply start conflict resolution with the following commands:

git mergetool # Starts Beyond Compare for all conflicted files, one at a time.
git mergetool -- <file> # Starts B.C. just for the specified file.