Using git latexdiff

• allows using “latexdiff” between two git commits
• the help section git latexdiff -h is useful
• example command that worked for me while diff-ing

   1git latexdiff --bibtex \
   2    --ignore-latex-errors \
   3    --ignore-makefile \
   4    --prepare "make clean && sleep 5 && make -k all && sleep 5" \
   5    --whole-tree \
   6    -o diff.pdf \
   7    --append-textcmd="Comment" \
   8    --append-textcmd="LComment" \
   9    --append-textcmd="title" \
  10    --main paper.tex <old-commit> <new-commit>
  

  • --ignore-makefile ignores the existing makefile
  • instead use --prepare to run make/generate the required files
  • --bibtex shows changes in bibliography
  • --whole-tree checks out entire git tree in temporary directories
  • --append-textcmd="<command>" allows latexdiff texts formatted by custom <command>s to be diff-ed

Links

• git-latexdiff
• latexdiff