Make vimdiff display different lines as different lines (not partially different)
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vimdiff has an annoying habit of displaying two almost-completely-different lines as the same partially-different line just because they share a character in common at the beginning or end.
For example:
foo.txt
contains: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
.
bar.txt
contains: This is a completely different line
.
vimdiff foo.txt bar.txt
displays these two lines side-by-side with everything but the Th
at the beginning highlighted.
Is there a way to disable this behaviour and just display different lines as being different lines?
Asked by Shum
(1375 rep)
Oct 30, 2013, 04:50 AM
Last activity: Jul 25, 2025, 10:49 AM
Last activity: Jul 25, 2025, 10:49 AM