How to use --color-words with git add --patch?
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Solution
Building off of what VonC said:
Starting with Git 2.9, you can use this command to color words during `add --patch`:
git -c interactive.diffFilter="git diff --color-words" add -p
This sets the `interactive.diffFilter` variable for the call to `add -p` without affecting further calls. For me this is ideal because I usually want to run `add -p` normally, but sometimes want to run it with `--color-words`.
You can easily add an alias for this command like so:
git config --global alias.addcw '-c interactive.diffFilter="git diff --color-words" add -p'
Problem
When diffing files, I prefer to use `git diff --color-words`. Is there a way to make this the default format for diffs when using `git add --patch` or `git add --interactive`?