Eclipse comes with an internal diff / compare editor, but if you prefer a third-party one, this plugin opens an external merge or diff tool for you.
After you open two versions of a file in the internal eclipse compare editor, this plugin either opens an external diff tool automatically or you can choose that this plugin opens the external diff tool after you press a button in the toolbar of the internal compare editor.
Furthermore the plugin can (optional) format java code before the compare. This simplifies the compare if the code of 2 versions of a file is different formatted.
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This gets the job done. However, it makes a copy of the files for the comparison. I'm not sure why, but in the progress the file suffix gets embedded in the temporary file name that is used for the copy: file.cpp becomes /tmp/'file.cpp - Local file 2018-08-14 14.06.33 - 1534276687867L' My comparison utility (Beyond Compare) actually behaves differently based on recognizing the file extension. That is now lost. If the copy is absolutely necessary, the more traditional: /tmp/<basename>_<pid>.<suffix> would suffice. But I fail to understand why the copy is necessary in the first place: Eclipse has no problems with "external" modifications to files under its' control. Since this is my only gripe, 4 stars for all the things I can't complain about!Reply from External Compare - Eclipse Plugin