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An alias for bash

  gitdiff() {
        git diff --patience --ignore-space-at-eol -b -w --ignore-blank-lines $1
  }

I am being pedantic, but that would be a function and not an alias.

This one is simple enough to be defined as an alias:

    alias gitdiff='git diff --patience --ignore-space-at-eol -b -w --ignore-blank-lines'

This[1] discusses aliases vs functions (just to make my reply a bit more useful [may be not for you, but in general] and to me feel less guilty.)

oops... yes. I'll stop posting on HN before I've eaten.

why make a bash function, when git has it's own alias feature?

Also, you're only accepting one argument, where there could be many depending on your refspec and path.

For those wondering: in ~/.gitconfig or similar,

  [alias]
    df = diff --patience --ignore-space-at-eol -b -w --ignore-blank-lines