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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 306b7e3604..d9ae681d8f 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
ifdef::git-diff[]
This is the default.
endif::git-diff[]
-endif::git-format-patch[]
-s::
--no-patch::
Suppress diff output. Useful for commands like `git show` that
show the patch by default, or to cancel the effect of `--patch`.
+endif::git-format-patch[]
-U<n>::
--unified=<n>::
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
Synonym for `-p --raw`.
endif::git-format-patch[]
+--compaction-heuristic::
+--no-compaction-heuristic::
+ These are to help debugging and tuning an experimental
+ heuristic (which is off by default) that shifts the hunk
+ boundary in an attempt to make the resulting patch easier
+ to read.
+
--minimal::
Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible
diff is produced.
@@ -271,7 +278,7 @@ 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
+linkgit:gitattributes[5] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly
overrides any diff driver or configuration setting. Diff drivers
override configuration settings.
@@ -286,8 +293,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--check::
- Warn if changes introduce whitespace errors. What are
- considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace`
+ Warn if changes introduce conflict markers or whitespace errors.
+ What are considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace`
configuration. By default, trailing whitespaces (including
lines that solely consist of whitespaces) and a space character
that is immediately followed by a tab character inside the