<p>How can I use vimdiff to view the differences described in a diff file?</p>

Make a copy of the original file, apply the diff and then
```
```
vimdiff original_file patched_file
```
```
You could also look at
vim.org scripts
which have been written to deal with svn diff output. If you are generating your diff from a version control system then take a look at the
vcscommand.vim : CVS/SVN/SVK/git integration plugin
.