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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-config.txt b/Documentation/diff-config.txt index edba56522b..d5a5b17d50 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ diff.ignoreSubmodules:: commands such as 'git diff-files'. 'git checkout' also honors this setting when reporting uncommitted changes. Setting it to 'all' disables the submodule summary normally shown by 'git commit' - and 'git status' when 'status.submoduleSummary' is set unless it is + and 'git status' when `status.submoduleSummary` is set unless it is overridden by using the --ignore-submodules command-line option. The 'git submodule' commands are not affected by this setting. @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ diff.orderFile:: diff.renameLimit:: The number of files to consider when performing the copy/rename - detection; equivalent to the 'git diff' option '-l'. + detection; equivalent to the 'git diff' option `-l`. diff.renames:: Whether and how Git detects renames. If set to "false", @@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ diff.tool:: include::mergetools-diff.txt[] +diff.compactionHeuristic:: + Set this option to `true` to enable an experimental heuristic that + shifts the hunk boundary in an attempt to make the resulting + patch easier to read. + diff.algorithm:: Choose a diff algorithm. The variants are as follows: + |