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@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ ifdef::git-log[]
--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
+ the default format. `-m` will produce the output only if `-p`
+ is given as well. The default format could be changed using
`log.diffMerges` configuration parameter, which default value
- is `separate`. `-m` implies `-p`.
+ is `separate`.
+
--diff-merges=first-parent:::
--diff-merges=1:::
@@ -61,8 +62,7 @@ ifdef::git-log[]
--diff-merges=separate:::
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. This is the format that `-m` produced
- historically.
+ for each parent.
+
--diff-merges=combined:::
--diff-merges=c:::