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@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
can be set with "--dirstat=limit". Changes in a child directory is not
counted for the parent directory, unless "--cumulative" is used.
+--dirstat-by-file[=limit]::
+ Same as --dirstat, but counts changed files instead of lines.
+
--summary::
Output a condensed summary of extended header information
such as creations, renames and mode changes.
@@ -106,9 +109,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
--exit-code.
--full-index::
- Instead of the first handful characters, show full
- object name of pre- and post-image blob on the "index"
- line when generating a patch format output.
+ Instead of the first handful of characters, show the full
+ pre- and post-image blob object names on the "index"
+ line when generating patch format output.
--binary::
In addition to --full-index, output "binary diff" that
@@ -134,7 +137,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
--diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]::
Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`),
Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their
- type (mode) changed (`T`), are Unmerged (`U`), are
+ type (i.e. regular file, symlink, submodule, ...) changed (`T`),
+ are Unmerged (`U`), are
Unknown (`X`), or have had their pairing Broken (`B`).
Any combination of the filter characters may be used.
When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all