diff_cmd () { "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" } merge_cmd () { touch "$BACKUP" if $base_present then "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$BASE" \ -mergeoutput="$MERGED" else "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" \ -mergeoutput="$MERGED" fi check_unchanged } translate_merge_tool_path() { if type bcomp >/dev/null 2>/dev/null then echo bcomp else echo bcompare fi }