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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index d56ca90998..705a873942 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] ifdef::git-diff[] This is the default. endif::git-diff[] -endif::git-format-patch[] -s:: --no-patch:: Suppress diff output. Useful for commands like `git show` that show the patch by default, or to cancel the effect of `--patch`. +endif::git-format-patch[] -U<n>:: --unified=<n>:: @@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] Synonym for `-p --raw`. endif::git-format-patch[] +--compaction-heuristic:: +--no-compaction-heuristic:: + These are to help debugging and tuning an experimental + heuristic (which is off by default) that shifts the hunk + boundary in an attempt to make the resulting patch easier + to read. + --minimal:: Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible diff is produced. @@ -267,8 +274,11 @@ expression to make sure that it matches all non-whitespace characters. A match that contains a newline is silently truncated(!) at the newline. + +For example, `--word-diff-regex=.` will treat each character as a word +and, correspondingly, show differences character by character. ++ The regex can also be set via a diff driver or configuration option, see -linkgit:gitattributes[1] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly +linkgit:gitattributes[5] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly overrides any diff driver or configuration setting. Diff drivers override configuration settings. @@ -283,8 +293,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-format-patch[] --check:: - Warn if changes introduce whitespace errors. What are - considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace` + Warn if changes introduce conflict markers or whitespace errors. + What are considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace` configuration. By default, trailing whitespaces (including lines that solely consist of whitespaces) and a space character that is immediately followed by a tab character inside the @@ -409,6 +419,9 @@ 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 |