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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index cf5262622f..706916c94c 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ Example: :100644 100644 5be4a4...... 000000...... M file.c ------------------------------------------------ -When `-z` option is not used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters -in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, -respectively. +Without the `-z` option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are +quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` +(see linkgit:git-config[1]). Using `-z` the filename is output +verbatim and the line is terminated by a NUL byte. diff format for merges ---------------------- |