Diff for files not working with `.gitconfig`

[redoxahmii]

Describe the bug

Previously i was using :

git:
  paging:
     colorArg: always
    useConfig: true

Which on this recent commit was changed to either provide custom commands which if i pass like delta --diff-so-fancy it doesn't work resulting in an error.

Also I have my diff setup in my .gitconfig as follows :

[core]
  pager = delta

[delta]
    features = solarized-dark
    paging = never

[delta "solarized-dark"]
    dark = true
    file-style = omit
    hunk-header-decoration-style = omit
    hunk-header-file-style = magenta
    hunk-header-line-number-style = dim magenta
    hunk-header-style = file line-number syntax
    line-numbers = false
    minus-emph-style = bold red 52
    minus-empty-line-marker-style = normal "#3f0001"
    ; minus-non-emph-style = dim red
    ; minus-style = bold red
    whitespace-error-style = reverse red
    zero-style = dim syntax
    syntax-theme = Solarized (dark)

Which while it works with using simply git diff it doesn't work anymore even if i pass in the config.yml:

  paging:
    useExternalDiffGitConfig: true

So a little help regarding this would be splendid.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install Lazygit
2. Configure .gitconfig to what is provided above.

Expected behavior

To show the diff instead of failing

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Version info:

• commit=v0.55.1, build date=2025-09-17T18:57:13Z, build source=binaryRelease, version=0.55.1, os=linux, arch=amd64, git version=2.51.0
• git version 2.51.0

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Note

Please try updating to the latest version or manually building the latest master to see if the issue still occurs.

[stefanhaller]

The useConfig setting was removed in 0.55, since it caused problems (see #4837). You should have seen a "breaking changes" popup when first starting the new version explaining this.

You will now have to provide the pager command in the lazygit config again, e.g. like so:

git:
  paging:
    colorArg: always
    pager: delta --dark --tabs=4 --paging=never

The useExternalDiffGitConfig is unrelated, it is for external diffs, not pagers. See the docs for an explanation of the difference.

[redoxahmii]

Thank you for the info.
I did see the breaking changes pop up but closed it accidentally, is there anyway to reopen that because i couldn't find it later?

[stefanhaller]

is there anyway to reopen that?

No, unless you edit your state.yml file (in the same folder as your config file) and lower the number in the lastversion field. Maybe it's easier to read them in the source code.

We could consider adding an entry to the status view that reopens the breaking changes popup, but then it wouldn't be clear from which version on we need to show them. This information is lost on the first start after the update.

[redoxahmii]

A persistent entry in the status view once viewed might not be a good approach but having to be able to reopen that later rather than having to go to source code for changelog and sifting through commits is highly unergonomic.

Sometimes either by accident or urgency of time someone might not have time to adjust their config before using the tool itself.