File Comparison Extension for Nova

This runs FileMerge to compare two buffers. To do this it copies the contents from the selected buffers to temporary files. The files are called "NovaCompareFile_Left.tmp" and "NovaCompareFile_Right.tmp" and are stored in the "/tmp" directory.

Requirements

Before using this extension, you must ensure that Xcode is installed on your system via the "App Store".

Extension Installation

1. Open Nova.
2. Choose menu Extensions > Extension Library...
3. Search extension FileDiff
4. Click Install.

Preferences

Executable Path /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app/Contents/MacOS/FileMerge Manually enter or select the FileMerge binary location.

Hotkeys

• To compare a buffer as the left file, use ^⌥<
• To compare a buffer as the right file, use ^⌥>
• To compare the selected buffers, use ^⌥?

Version 1.0

Initial release