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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index 85b08909ce..706916c94c 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ That is, from the left to the right: . sha1 for "dst"; 0\{40\} if creation, unmerged or "look at work tree". . a space. . status, followed by optional "score" number. -. a tab or a NUL when '-z' option is used. +. a tab or a NUL when `-z` option is used. . path for "src" -. a tab or a NUL when '-z' option is used; only exists for C or R. +. a tab or a NUL when `-z` option is used; only exists for C or R. . path for "dst"; only exists for C or R. -. an LF or a NUL when '-z' option is used, to terminate the record. +. an LF or a NUL when `-z` option is used, to terminate the record. Possible status letters are: @@ -78,15 +78,16 @@ 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 ---------------------- "git-diff-tree", "git-diff-files" and "git-diff --raw" -can take '-c' or '--cc' option +can take `-c` or `--cc` option to generate diff output also for merge commits. The output differs from the format described above in the following way: |