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@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
paths are selected if there is any file that matches
other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file
that matches other criteria, nothing is selected.
++
+Also, these upper-case letters can be downcased to exclude. E.g.
+`--diff-filter=ad` excludes added and deleted paths.
-S<string>::
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