5.6. Meld diff and merge

Install Meld:

sudo apt install -y meld

5.6.1. Configuration

Customize the settings using the preferences dialog:

Customize the settings using the Meld settings dialog Meld ‣ Preferences or the command line:

• Editor ‣ Tab width = 4

gsettings set org.gnome.meld indent-width 4

• Editor ‣ Insert spaces instead of tabs = On

gsettings set org.gnome.meld insert-spaces-instead-of-tabs true

• Editor ‣ Highlight current line = On

gsettings set org.gnome.meld highlight-current-line true

• Editor ‣ Show line number = On

gsettings set org.gnome.meld show-line-numbers true

• Editor ‣ Use syntax highlighting = On

gsettings set org.gnome.meld highlight-syntax true

5.6.2. Files browser integration

See Nautilus files browser and Nemo files browser.