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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 012daf9452..746b144c76 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] -U<n>:: --unified=<n>:: Generate diffs with <n> lines of context instead of - the usual three. Implies `--patch`. + the usual three. ifndef::git-format-patch[] - Implies `-p`. + Implies `--patch`. endif::git-format-patch[] --output=<file>:: @@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] Synonym for `-p --raw`. endif::git-format-patch[] +ifdef::git-log[] +-t:: + Show the tree objects in the diff output. +endif::git-log[] + --indent-heuristic:: Enable the heuristic that shifts diff hunk boundaries to make patches easier to read. This is the default. @@ -436,15 +441,20 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --binary:: In addition to `--full-index`, output a binary diff that - can be applied with `git-apply`. Implies `--patch`. + can be applied with `git-apply`. +ifndef::git-format-patch[] + Implies `--patch`. +endif::git-format-patch[] --abbrev[=<n>]:: Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object name in diff-raw format output and diff-tree header - lines, show only a partial prefix. This is - independent of the `--full-index` option above, which controls - the diff-patch output format. Non default number of - digits can be specified with `--abbrev=<n>`. + lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>' + hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object. + In diff-patch output format, `--full-index` takes higher + precedence, i.e. if `--full-index` is specified, full blob + names will be shown regardless of `--abbrev`. + Non default number of digits can be specified with `--abbrev=<n>`. -B[<n>][/<m>]:: --break-rewrites[=[<n>][/<m>]]:: @@ -694,7 +704,10 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] -W:: --function-context:: - Show whole surrounding functions of changes. + Show whole function as context lines for each change. + The function names are determined in the same way as + `git diff` works out patch hunk headers (see 'Defining a + custom hunk-header' in linkgit:gitattributes[5]). ifndef::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-log[] |