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@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ diff.context::
Generate diffs with <n> lines of context instead of the default
of 3. This value is overridden by the -U option.
+diff.interHunkContext::
+ Show the context between diff hunks, up to the specified number
+ of lines, thereby fusing the hunks that are close to each other.
+ This value serves as the default for the `--inter-hunk-context`
+ command line option.
+
diff.external::
If this config variable is set, diff generation is not
performed using the internal diff machinery, but using the
@@ -172,10 +178,8 @@ diff.tool::
include::mergetools-diff.txt[]
diff.indentHeuristic::
-diff.compactionHeuristic::
- Set one of these options to `true` to enable one of two
- experimental heuristics that shift diff hunk boundaries to
- make patches easier to read.
+ Set this option to `true` to enable experimental heuristics
+ that shift diff hunk boundaries to make patches easier to read.
diff.algorithm::
Choose a diff algorithm. The variants are as follows: