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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index b7af973d9c..573fb9bb71 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -446,10 +446,11 @@ 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. This is - independent of the `--full-index` option above, which controls - the diff-patch output format. Non default number of - digits can be specified with `--abbrev=<n>`. + lines, show only a partial prefix. + 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`. + Non default number of digits can be specified with `--abbrev=<n>`. -B[<n>][/<m>]:: --break-rewrites[=[<n>][/<m>]]:: |