Here is a quick tip about git. It is useful when you edit a very long line and you want to see the actual changes in that commit within that single line. “word-diff” is an option that we can use in such cases.
To do that, use:
GIT_PAGER='' git diff commit1..commit2 --word-diff
where commit1 and commit2 are boundaries of your changes. GIT_PAGER setting provides words wrap, so your line is not cut at the console screen border.
The example output for a very long hash definition line is as shown below :
