diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/diff-options.txt')
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index ccd499867b..306b7e3604 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] -u:: --patch:: Generate patch (see section on generating patches). - {git-diff? This is the default.} +ifdef::git-diff[] + This is the default. +endif::git-diff[] endif::git-format-patch[] -s:: @@ -41,8 +43,19 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-format-patch[] --raw:: - Generate the raw format. - {git-diff-core? This is the default.} +ifndef::git-log[] + Generate the diff in raw format. +ifdef::git-diff-core[] + This is the default. +endif::git-diff-core[] +endif::git-log[] +ifdef::git-log[] + For each commit, show a summary of changes using the raw diff + format. See the "RAW OUTPUT FORMAT" section of + linkgit:git-diff[1]. This is different from showing the log + itself in raw format, which you can achieve with + `--format=raw`. +endif::git-log[] endif::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-format-patch[] @@ -254,6 +267,9 @@ expression to make sure that it matches all non-whitespace characters. A match that contains a newline is silently truncated(!) at the newline. + +For example, `--word-diff-regex=.` will treat each character as a word +and, correspondingly, show differences character by character. ++ The regex can also be set via a diff driver or configuration option, see linkgit:gitattributes[1] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly overrides any diff driver or configuration setting. Diff drivers @@ -278,6 +294,16 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] initial indent of the line are considered whitespace errors. Exits with non-zero status if problems are found. Not compatible with --exit-code. + +--ws-error-highlight=<kind>:: + Highlight whitespace errors on lines specified by <kind> + in the color specified by `color.diff.whitespace`. <kind> + is a comma separated list of `old`, `new`, `context`. When + this option is not given, only whitespace errors in `new` + lines are highlighted. E.g. `--ws-error-highlight=new,old` + highlights whitespace errors on both deleted and added lines. + `all` can be used as a short-hand for `old,new,context`. + endif::git-format-patch[] --full-index:: |