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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 0364061a4a..2d77a19626 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -205,13 +205,16 @@ any of those replacements occurred. of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean. --submodule[=<format>]:: - Specify how differences in submodules are shown. When `--submodule` - or `--submodule=log` is given, the 'log' format is used. This format lists - the commits in the range like linkgit:git-submodule[1] `summary` does. - Omitting the `--submodule` option or specifying `--submodule=short`, - uses the 'short' format. This format just shows the names of the commits - at the beginning and end of the range. Can be tweaked via the - `diff.submodule` configuration variable. + Specify how differences in submodules are shown. When specifying + `--submodule=short` the 'short' format is used. This format just + shows the names of the commits at the beginning and end of the range. + When `--submodule` or `--submodule=log` is specified, the 'log' + format is used. This format lists the commits in the range like + linkgit:git-submodule[1] `summary` does. When `--submodule=diff` + is specified, the 'diff' format is used. This format shows an + inline diff of the changes in the submodule contents between the + commit range. Defaults to `diff.submodule` or the 'short' format + if the config option is unset. --color[=<when>]:: Show colored diff. @@ -414,6 +417,9 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] paths are selected if there is any file that matches other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file that matches other criteria, nothing is selected. ++ +Also, these upper-case letters can be downcased to exclude. E.g. +`--diff-filter=ad` excludes added and deleted paths. -S<string>:: Look for differences that change the number of occurrences of @@ -561,5 +567,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --no-prefix:: Do not show any source or destination prefix. +--line-prefix=<prefix>:: + Prepend an additional prefix to every line of output. + For more detailed explanation on these common options, see also linkgit:gitdiffcore[7]. |