diff options
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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index aa2b5c11f2..32e6dee5ac 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endif::git-diff[] endif::git-format-patch[] ifdef::git-log[] ---diff-merges=(off|none|first-parent|1|separate|m|combined|c|dense-combined|cc):: +--diff-merges=(off|none|on|first-parent|1|separate|m|combined|c|dense-combined|cc):: --no-diff-merges:: Specify diff format to be used for merge commits. Default is {diff-merges-default} unless `--first-parent` is in use, in which case @@ -45,17 +45,24 @@ ifdef::git-log[] Disable output of diffs for merge commits. Useful to override implied value. + +--diff-merges=on::: +--diff-merges=m::: +-m::: + This option makes diff output for merge commits to be shown in + the default format. The default format could be changed using + `log.diffMerges` configuration parameter, which default value + is `separate`. `-m` implies `-p`. ++ --diff-merges=first-parent::: --diff-merges=1::: This option makes merge commits show the full diff with respect to the first parent only. + --diff-merges=separate::: ---diff-merges=m::: --m::: This makes merge commits show the full diff with respect to each of the parents. Separate log entry and diff is generated - for each parent. `-m` doesn't produce any output without `-p`. + for each parent. This is the format that `-m` produced + historically. + --diff-merges=combined::: --diff-merges=c::: @@ -293,11 +300,14 @@ explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see linkgit:git-config[1]). --name-only:: - Show only names of changed files. + Show only names of changed files. The file names are often encoded in UTF-8. + For more information see the discussion about encoding in the linkgit:git-log[1] + manual page. --name-status:: Show only names and status of changed files. See the description of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean. + Just like `--name-only` the file names are often encoded in UTF-8. --submodule[=<format>]:: Specify how differences in submodules are shown. When specifying |