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I'm looking for a Linux based diff viewer/editor for Perforce, which would allow me to retain my VIM editing shortcuts, at the same time having the navigational advantages of a diff editor (goto next/previous edit, view old and new side by side). I have a very good Windows diff viewer(BC3), so please don't suggest anything for Windows.

If that editor doesn't require X server (i.e it can be used from cmd line in a putty session), that would be ideal !!

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If you don't know whether one exists or not the use of "best" in the title is misleading at best(!), and opens the question up to arguments. – ChrisF♦ Mar 10 '11 at 10:23
I'd prefer a question for good alternatives. Very likely none will be the best in all respects, and a list of good diff editors with some reasons why they're good would be useful. – David Thornley Mar 10 '11 at 15:58
What's wrong with p4v? – Jeff Mar 10 '11 at 19:24

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You are using VIM from what I understand, so why not use vimdiff?

http://vim.1045645.n5.nabble.com/Vimdiff-question-td1143341.html

Other solution would be to use kdiff http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/

Don't forget to check out some scripts to use Perforce with VIM. To find them go to vim website.

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Yes, vim is nice for viewing diffs. :help diff-mode – codeape Mar 10 '11 at 11:55
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Whether you know emacs (if not it is the moment to learn it!). it has a good diff-mode.

emacs nox diff

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BeyondCompare is far and away the best, easiest to use Diff/Merge tool I've ever used, and they have a Linux version available. You ought to check it out.

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i like Kompare, KDE's diff tool.

KDiff is also very good, and it supports 3-way, but i find it too bloated for casual use.

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Emacs ediff is unsurpassed for comparing files and reconciling differences. It's a bit different from the diff-mode because it shows the differences between two files through background coloring, instead of presenting the diff output. One-character commands will copy a change from one file to another.

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