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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 573fb9bb71..746b144c76 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] -U<n>:: --unified=<n>:: Generate diffs with <n> lines of context instead of - the usual three. Implies `--patch`. + the usual three. ifndef::git-format-patch[] - Implies `-p`. + Implies `--patch`. endif::git-format-patch[] --output=<file>:: @@ -441,12 +441,16 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --binary:: In addition to `--full-index`, output a binary diff that - can be applied with `git-apply`. Implies `--patch`. + can be applied with `git-apply`. +ifndef::git-format-patch[] + Implies `--patch`. +endif::git-format-patch[] --abbrev[=<n>]:: Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object name in diff-raw format output and diff-tree header - lines, show only a partial prefix. + lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>' + hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object. In diff-patch output format, `--full-index` takes higher precedence, i.e. if `--full-index` is specified, full blob names will be shown regardless of `--abbrev`. @@ -687,6 +691,11 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --ignore-blank-lines:: Ignore changes whose lines are all blank. +-I<regex>:: +--ignore-matching-lines=<regex>:: + Ignore changes whose all lines match <regex>. This option may + be specified more than once. + --inter-hunk-context=<lines>:: Show the context between diff hunks, up to the specified number of lines, thereby fusing hunks that are close to each other. @@ -695,7 +704,10 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] -W:: --function-context:: - Show whole surrounding functions of changes. + Show whole function as context lines for each change. + The function names are determined in the same way as + `git diff` works out patch hunk headers (see 'Defining a + custom hunk-header' in linkgit:gitattributes[5]). ifndef::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-log[] |