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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index f77a0f8749..e954af0ad6 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --patience:: Generate a diff using the "patience diff" algorithm. ---stat[=width[,name-width]]:: +--stat[=<width>[,<name-width>]]:: Generate a diffstat. You can override the default - output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=width`. + output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=<width>`. The width of the filename part can be controlled by giving another width to it separated by a comma. @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] number of modified files, as well as number of added and deleted lines. ---dirstat[=limit]:: +--dirstat[=<limit>]:: Output the distribution of relative amount of changes (number of lines added or removed) for each sub-directory. Directories with changes below a cut-off percent (3% by default) are not shown. The cut-off percent - can be set with `--dirstat=limit`. Changes in a child directory is not + can be set with `--dirstat=<limit>`. Changes in a child directory are not counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used. ---dirstat-by-file[=limit]:: +--dirstat-by-file[=<limit>]:: Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines. --summary:: @@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ endif::git-log[] If `n` is specified, it has the same meaning as for `-M<n>`. ifndef::git-format-patch[] ---diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]:: +--diff-filter=[(A|C|D|M|R|T|U|X|B)...[*]]:: Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`), Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their 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. + Any combination of the filter characters (including none) can be used. When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all paths are selected if there is any file that matches other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file |