name: delta
binary: delta
aliases:
- git-delta
category:
- vcs
lang:
- all
summary: Syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output.
homepage: https://github.com/dandavison/delta
docs: https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
detect:
version_args:
- --version
local:
files: []
dirs: []
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Review diffs with syntax highlighting and side-by-side output
avoid_when:
- Machine-readable diff output is required
risk:
level: low
effects:
- read_files
requires_auth: false
destructive: false
confirmation_required_for: []
guardrails:
- Disable pager decoration when parsing diff output.