title: How to configure Araxis merge with Git Extensions
body: <p>How to configure Araxis merge/diff with Git Extensions?</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to configure <code>Araxis merge</code> tool with <code>"Git Extensions"</code>, but found no help, all links or searches directs to Git only (using shell), Where as Git Extensions is GUI tool, it has an option (in <strong>Global Settings</strong> ) to configure different tools for <code>merge</code> and <code>diff</code> etc. </p>
  
  <p>From <strong><code>difftool</code></strong> dropdown I select <code>Araxis</code>, it automatically selects the correct paths of installed locations</p>
  
  <pre><code> C:/Program Files (x86)/Araxis/Araxis Merge/AraxisGitDiff.exe
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>From <strong><code>mergetool</code></strong> dropdown </p>
  
  <pre><code>C:/Program Files (x86)/Araxis/Araxis Merge/AraxisGitMerge.exe
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However each of them has an extra textbox with <strong>difftool command</strong> and <strong>mergetool comand</strong>, I have tried following commands in them</p>
  
  <pre><code>AraxisGitDiff.exe $1 $2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Keeping in mind that above command will substitute 1 and 2 what ever is selected from Git Extensions,
  and when I right click on a file and sletect the option <code>"Open with difftool"</code> -> <code>"A &lt;-&gt; B "</code> nothing appears on the screen</p>
  
  <p>Similalry making it</p>
  
  <pre><code>AraxisGitDiff.exe $LOCAL $REMOTE
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>does not work</p>
  
  <p>I empty this filed I see following error.</p>
  
  <pre><code>---------------------------
  Araxis Merge Command Line Compare Utility v7.0
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  Usage:
  
  araxisgitdiff [/? | /h] &lt;path&gt; &lt;old-file&gt; &lt;old-hex&gt; &lt;old-mode&gt; &lt;new-file&gt; &lt;new-hex&gt; &lt;new-mode&gt;
  
  ---------------------------
  OK   
  ---------------------------
  </code></pre>