Specify external tools for comparing or merging files and folders, and associated settings.
Item | Description |
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Enable external tools | Select to use an external tool to compare or merge files or folders. |
Configure external tools |
![the Add button](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2022.1/app.general.add.svg)
| Add a new external tool. In the dialog the opens, configure the following options: Tool group: select whether you want to use a diff or merge tool. Program path: specify the path to the executable file of the tool you want to use. For example: C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe on Windows or /Applications/Beyond Compare.app/Contents/MacOS/bcomp on macOS. Tool name: enter the name of the external tool that you're configuring. Argument pattern: set the diff tool parameters. Specify the necessary parameters in the proper order: %1: left (local changes) %2: right (server changes) %3: base (the current version without the local changes) (merge tool only) %4: output (merge result)
(merge tool only) Trust process exit code: select to silently finish the merge if the exitCode of the external merge tool is set to 0 (successful). Otherwise, you will be prompted to indicate the success of the resolution after the tool has exited.
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![Remove](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2022.1/app.general.remove.svg)
| Remove the selected external tool. |
![the Edit button](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2022.1/app.actions.edit.png)
| Edit the settings of the selected external tool. |
Configure external diff/merge tools associated with a file type |
![the Add button](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2022.1/app.general.add.svg)
| Add a file type and configure the diff and external tool that will be used to process files of this type. |
![Remove](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2022.1/app.general.remove.svg)
| Remove the selected association between a file type and an external diff or merge tool. |
Last modified: 22 April 2022