DouglasFeaster / DCon

Console Application for converting binary document files to text for Git Diff

Document Converter

Console Application for converting Microsoft Office files to text for Git Diff. Add dcon directory to PATH variable.

Dependencies:

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Office
• .NET Framework 4.6.2

.gitconfig

# .gitconfig file in your home directory
[diff "dcon"]
  textconv=dcon
  prompt = false
[alias]
  docdiff = diff --word-diff=color --unified=1

.gitattributes

# .gitattributes file in root folder of your git project
    *.docx diff=dcon
    *.docm diff=dcon
    *.doc diff=dcon
    *.dotx diff=dcon
    *.dotm diff=dcon
    *.dot diff=dcon
    *.rtf diff=dcon
    *.odt diff=dcon

    *.xlsx diff=dcon
    *.xlsm diff=dcon
    *.xlsb diff=dcon
    *.xls diff=dcon
    *.csv diff=dcon
    *.xltx diff=dcon
    *.xltm diff=dcon
    *.xlt diff=dcon
    *.ods diff=dcon 

    *.pptx diff=dcon
    *.pptm diff=dcon
    *.ppt diff=dcon
    *.potx diff=dcon
    *.potm diff=dcon
    *.pot diff=dcon
    *.ppsx diff=dcon
    *.ppsm diff=dcon
    *.pps diff=dcon
    *.odp diff=dcon

    *.pdf diff=dcon