How do I view 'git diff' output with my preferred diff tool/ viewer?

Question

When I type git diff, I want to view the output with my visual diff tool of choice (SourceGear \"diffmerge\" on Windows). How do I configure git to do this?

Answer 1

The following can be gleaned from the other answers here, but for me it's difficult, (too much information), so here's the 'just type it in' answer for tkdiff:

git difftool --tool=tkdiff 

You can substitute the executable name of your favorite diffing tool for tkdiff. As long as (e.g. tkdiff), (or your favorite diffing tool) is in your PATH, it will be launched.