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Dan Davison · Readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal.

$ brew install git-delta
One-liner to try
$ git -c core.pager=delta diff

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A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

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Human-first CLI · 25/100
Verify
delta --version
Agent URL
/cli/delta/agent.md

Quick reference

Install
brew install git-delta
Verify
delta --version
First command
git -c core.pager=delta diff
Machine JSON
/cli/delta.json

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Readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal. Built by Dan Davison.

Example workflow

1. git -c core.pager=delta diff

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