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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ git-diff-tree [-r] <tree-ish-1> <tree-ish-2> [<pattern>...]::
git-diff-files [<pattern>...]::
compares the index and the files on the filesystem.
-The "git-diff-tree" command begins its ouput by printing the hash of
+The "git-diff-tree" command begins its output by printing the hash of
what is being compared. After that, all the commands print one output
line per changed file.
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ be committed)
Status letters C and R are always followed by a score (denoting the
percentage of similarity between the source and target of the move or
-copy), and are the only ones to be so.
+copy). Status letter M may be followed by a score (denoting the
+percentage of dissimilarity) for file rewrites.
<sha1> is shown as all 0's if a file is new on the filesystem
and it is out of sync with the index.