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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index c89d530d3d..2549df0d21 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -616,11 +616,8 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] Also, these upper-case letters can be downcased to exclude. E.g. `--diff-filter=ad` excludes added and deleted paths. + -Note that not all diffs can feature all types. For instance, diffs -from the index to the working tree can never have Added entries -(because the set of paths included in the diff is limited by what is in -the index). Similarly, copied and renamed entries cannot appear if -detection for those types is disabled. +Note that not all diffs can feature all types. For instance, copied and +renamed entries cannot appear if detection for those types is disabled. -S<string>:: Look for differences that change the number of occurrences of |