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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-config.txt b/Documentation/diff-config.txt index 4314ad0fbb..ac77050255 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ diff.renameLimit:: detection; equivalent to the 'git diff' option '-l'. diff.renames:: - Tells git to detect renames. If set to any boolean value, it + Tells Git to detect renames. If set to any boolean value, it will enable basic rename detection. If set to "copies" or "copy", it will detect copies, as well. @@ -149,9 +149,27 @@ diff.<driver>.cachetextconv:: conversion outputs. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details. diff.tool:: - The diff tool to be used by linkgit:git-difftool[1]. This - option overrides `merge.tool`, and has the same valid built-in - values as `merge.tool` minus "tortoisemerge" and plus - "kompare". Any other value is treated as a custom diff tool, - and there must be a corresponding `difftool.<tool>.cmd` - option. + Controls which diff tool is used by linkgit:git-difftool[1]. + This variable overrides the value configured in `merge.tool`. + The list below shows the valid built-in values. + Any other value is treated as a custom diff tool and requires + that a corresponding difftool.<tool>.cmd variable is defined. + +include::mergetools-diff.txt[] + +diff.algorithm:: + Choose a diff algorithm. The variants are as follows: ++ +-- +`default`, `myers`;; + The basic greedy diff algorithm. Currently, this is the default. +`minimal`;; + Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible diff is + produced. +`patience`;; + Use "patience diff" algorithm when generating patches. +`histogram`;; + This algorithm extends the patience algorithm to "support + low-occurrence common elements". +-- ++ |