tests/test-extension.t
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   728   The extdiff Mercurial extension allows you to use external programs to compare
   728   The extdiff Mercurial extension allows you to use external programs to compare
   729   revisions, or revision with working directory. The external diff programs are
   729   revisions, or revision with working directory. The external diff programs are
   730   called with a configurable set of options and two non-option arguments: paths
   730   called with a configurable set of options and two non-option arguments: paths
   731   to directories containing snapshots of files to compare.
   731   to directories containing snapshots of files to compare.
   732   
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   733   If there is more than one file being compared and the "child" revision is the
       
   734   working directory, any modifications made in the external diff program will be
       
   735   copied back to the working directory from the temporary directory.
       
   736   
   733   The extdiff extension also allows you to configure new diff commands, so you
   737   The extdiff extension also allows you to configure new diff commands, so you
   734   do not need to type 'hg extdiff -p kdiff3' always.
   738   do not need to type 'hg extdiff -p kdiff3' always.
   735   
   739   
   736     [extdiff]
   740     [extdiff]
   737     # add new command that runs GNU diff(1) in 'context diff' mode
   741     # add new command that runs GNU diff(1) in 'context diff' mode