How do I configure Git to use a different tool for diffing with the .gitconfig file?

I have this in my .gitconfig:


    tool = git-chdiff #also tried /bin/git-chdiff

It does not work; it just opens the regular command line diff. When I do

export GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=git-chdiff

then git diff will open up the external diffing tool (so I know the external diff tool script works fine). Do I have something wrong with my .gitconfig configuration for the diff tool?

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