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diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 228c4d95bd..3144864d85 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ the number of trees given to the command. * When one <tree-ish> is given, the working tree and the named tree are compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option - `--cached` can be given to compare the index file and + `--index` can be given to compare the index file and the named tree. + `--cached` is a deprecated alias for `--index`. It's use is + discouraged. * When two <tree-ish>s are given, these two trees are compared using `git-diff-tree`. @@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ Various ways to check your working tree:: + ------------ $ git diff <1> -$ git diff --cached <2> +$ git diff --index <2> $ git diff HEAD <3> ------------ + |