Variable: diff-font-lock-prettify

diff-font-lock-prettify is a customizable variable defined in diff-mode.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

If non-nil, font-lock will try and make the format prettier.

This mimics the Magit's diff format by making the hunk header less cryptic, and on GUI frames also displays insertion and deletion indicators on the left fringe (if it's available).

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 27.1.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 27.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el.gz
(defcustom diff-font-lock-prettify nil
  "If non-nil, font-lock will try and make the format prettier.

This mimics the Magit's diff format by making the hunk header
less cryptic, and on GUI frames also displays insertion and
deletion indicators on the left fringe (if it's available)."
  :version "27.1"
  :type 'boolean)