How do i get a colored diff for last changes in git on the console?

Question

I would like to be able to see the last changes in a git repository from within a console.

Is it possible to get a GUI-like output in colour, side-by-side and only the last 10 commits?

maybe this somehow works on debian too: http://heipei.net/2009/01/29/git-full-length-side-by-side-diffs/

Answer 1

'git difftool' allows you to do this.

You can also use your favorite difftool by doing 'git difftool --tool=vimdiff --no-prompt'

And you can compare revisions like other diff comands

'git difftool HEAD~10 HEAD'

Answer 2

我衷心推荐tig用于基于文本的 git UI。