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-rw-r--r--Documentation/diff-options.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-apply.txt5
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index f12082e134..da1cc60e97 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
--numstat::
Similar to \--stat, but shows number of added and
deleted lines in decimal notation and pathname without
- abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly.
+ abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly. For
+ binary files, outputs two `-` instead of saying
+ `0 0`.
--shortstat::
Output only the last line of the --stat format containing total
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 2cc32d1c5e..33b93db508 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ OPTIONS
--numstat::
Similar to \--stat, but shows number of added and
deleted lines in decimal notation and pathname without
- abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly. Turns
- off "apply".
+ abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly. For
+ binary files, outputs two `-` instead of saying
+ `0 0`. Turns off "apply".
--summary::
Instead of applying the patch, output a condensed