initial version of git icshow
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README.mdwith instructions.git showdoesn't have an option to set the external diff command other than theGIT_EXTERNAL_DIFFenvironment variable. Parameters order is quite strict. Althoughicdiff.pycould be given a new option that acceptsGIT_EXTERNAL_DIFFarguments, that's not my call to make and would greatly complicate this PR.icdiff-git-extdiffis a dispatcher that convertsGIT_EXTERNAL_DIFFparameters intoicdiffarguments.icdiff-git-extdiffusessh -cas a driver so thaticdiff.optionscan be set to something like--cols=$(tput cols). Currently,git-icdiffalready plays well with such settings because of how theICDIFF_OPTIONSvariable is expanded when passed togit difftool --extcmd=.