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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index c93124be79..7e4bd425e1 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] 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 are not counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used. ++ +Note that the `--dirstat` option computes the changes while ignoring +the amount of pure code movements within a file. In other words, +rearranging lines in a file is not counted as much as other changes. --dirstat-by-file[=<limit>]:: Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines. |