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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 378f19f0e2..39f2c5074c 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] Generate a diffstat. By default, as much space as necessary will be used for the filename part, and the rest for the graph part. Maximum width defaults to terminal width, or 80 columns - if not connected to a terminal, and can be overriden by + if not connected to a terminal, and can be overridden by `<width>`. The width of the filename part can be limited by giving another width `<name-width>` after a comma. The width of the graph part can be limited by using @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ These parameters can also be set individually with `--stat-width=<width>`, `--stat-name-width=<name-width>` and `--stat-count=<count>`. --numstat:: - Similar to `\--stat`, but shows number of added and + Similar to `--stat`, but shows number of added and deleted lines in decimal notation and pathname without abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly. For binary files, outputs two `-` instead of saying @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ any of those replacements occurred. the commits in the range like linkgit:git-submodule[1] `summary` does. Omitting the `--submodule` option or specifying `--submodule=short`, uses the 'short' format. This format just shows the names of the commits - at the beginning and end of the range. + at the beginning and end of the range. Can be tweaked via the + `diff.submodule` configuration variable. --color[=<when>]:: Show colored diff. @@ -308,7 +309,11 @@ endif::git-log[] index (i.e. amount of addition/deletions compared to the file's size). For example, `-M90%` means git should consider a delete/add pair to be a rename if more than 90% of the file - hasn't changed. + hasn't changed. Without a `%` sign, the number is to be read as + a fraction, with a decimal point before it. I.e., `-M5` becomes + 0.5, and is thus the same as `-M50%`. Similarly, `-M05` is + the same as `-M5%`. To limit detection to exact renames, use + `-M100%`. -C[<n>]:: --find-copies[=<n>]:: |