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To update or switch versions, run webi delta (or @0.9.1, @0.9.0, etc).

Note: You should install git before installing delta.

Files

These are the files that are created and/or modified with this installer:

~/.config/envman/PATH.env
~/.gitconfig
~/.local/bin/delta
~/.local/opt/delta-VERSION/bin/delta

Cheat Sheet

delta gives you GitHub-style diffs, with word-level diff coloring, right in your trusty rusty terminal.

Here we'll cover:

• The install: which files are added or changed
• Configuration: how to set a syntax theme
• Preview: how to list or show the color schemes
• Manual Config: how to turn delta on or off for git diffs

For the full set of options, be sure to check out the helpful README.

How to set delta's color scheme

Delta uses ~/.gitconfig for most of its options.

Set delta.syntax-theme to change the color scheme:

git config --global delta.syntax-theme 'Coldark-Dark'

How to list / preview delta's themes

You can list all available themes with --list-syntax-themes, or see each color schemes in action with --show-syntax-themes:

delta --list-syntax-themes --dark
delta --show-syntax-themes --dark

You can also show only light or dark themes:

delta --list-syntax-themes --light
delta --show-syntax-themes --light

delta --list-syntax-themes --dark
delta --show-syntax-themes --dark

Here's the current list, for convenience:

Dark Syntax Themes

1337
Coldark-Cold
Coldark-Dark
DarkNeon
Dracula
Monokai Extended
Monokai Extended Bright
Monokai Extended Origin
Nord
OneHalfDark
Solarized (dark)
Sublime Snazzy
TwoDark
Visual Studio Dark+
ansi
base16
base16-256
gruvbox-dark
zenburn

Light Syntax Themes

GitHub
Monokai Extended Light
OneHalfLight
Solarized (light)
gruvbox-light

How to manually configure git to use delta

You can use git config --global to get or set any arbitrary option of ~/.gitconfig.

git config --global page.diff delta
git config --global page.show delta
git config --global page.log delta
git config --global page.blame delta
git config --global page.reflog delta

git config --global interactive.diffFilter 'delta --color-only'

git config --global delta.syntax-theme 'Coldark-Dark'

Your ~/.gitconfig will then contain these sections and options:

[pager]
    diff = delta
    show = delta
    log = delta
    blame = delta
    reflog = delta

[interactive]
    diffFilter = delta --color-only

[delta]
    syntax-theme = Coldark-Dark