How can I make WinMerge my git mergetool?

Question

I\'m trying to integrate WinMerge with Git as I\'ve seen others done before on Windows 7 Ultimate.

I\'ve followed the following steps, but an error continues to show

Answer 1

To do WinMerge as compare and merge tool for Visual Studio 2017 Git Plugin:

From windows command prompt: type >> git config --global --edit which will open the .getconfig file to edit.

Please update with below command:

[mergetool]
   prompt = false
   keepBackup = false
   keepTemporaries = false
[merge]
   tool = winmerge
   [mergetool "winmerge"]
   name = WinMerge
   trustExitCode = true
   cmd = \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WinMerge\\WinMergeU.exe\" -e -u -dl \"Base\" -dr \"Mine\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" \"$MERGED\"
[diff]
   tool = winmerge
   [difftool "winmerge"]
   name = WinMerge
   trustExitCode = true
   cmd = \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WinMerge\\WinMergeU.exe\" -u -e $LOCAL $REMOTE