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@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ git-diff - Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git diff' [options] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [options] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [options] <blob> <blob>
-'git diff' [options] [--no-index] [--] <path> <path>
+'git diff' [<options>] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] <blob> <blob>
+'git diff' [<options>] --no-index [--] <path> <path>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Show changes between the working tree and the index or a tree, changes
between the index and a tree, changes between two trees, changes between
two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
-'git diff' [--options] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you made relative to
the index (staging area for the next commit). In other
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
further add to the index but you still haven't. You can
stage these changes by using linkgit:git-add[1].
-'git diff' --no-index [--options] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] --no-index [--] <path> <path>::
This form is to compare the given two paths on the
filesystem. You can omit the `--no-index` option when
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
or when running the command outside a working tree
controlled by Git.
-'git diff' [--options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you staged for the next
commit relative to the named <commit>. Typically you
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
<commit> is not given, it shows all staged changes.
--staged is a synonym of --cached.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you have in your
working tree relative to the named <commit>. You can
@@ -56,26 +56,26 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
branch name to compare with the tip of a different
branch.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This is to view the changes between two arbitrary
<commit>.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This is synonymous to the previous form. If <commit> on
one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as
using HEAD instead.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit>\...<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit>\...<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes on the branch containing
and up to the second <commit>, starting at a common ancestor
of both <commit>. "git diff A\...B" is equivalent to
- "git diff $(git-merge-base A B) B". You can omit any one
+ "git diff $(git merge-base A B) B". You can omit any one
of <commit>, which has the same effect as using HEAD instead.
-Just in case if you are doing something exotic, it should be
+Just in case you are doing something exotic, it should be
noted that all of the <commit> in the above description, except
in the last two forms that use ".." notations, can be any
<tree>.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ and the range notations ("<commit>..<commit>" and
"<commit>\...<commit>") do not mean a range as defined in the
"SPECIFYING RANGES" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
-'git diff' [options] <blob> <blob>::
+'git diff' [<options>] <blob> <blob>::
This form is to view the differences between the raw
contents of two blob objects.
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ $ git diff HEAD <3>
+
<1> Changes in the working tree not yet staged for the next commit.
<2> Changes between the index and your last commit; what you
-would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option.
+ would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option.
<3> Changes in the working tree since your last commit; what you
-would be committing if you run "git commit -a"
+ would be committing if you run "git commit -a"
Comparing with arbitrary commits::
+
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ $ git diff HEAD^ HEAD <3>
------------
+
<1> Instead of using the tip of the current branch, compare with the
-tip of "test" branch.
+ tip of "test" branch.
<2> Instead of comparing with the tip of "test" branch, compare with
-the tip of the current branch, but limit the comparison to the
-file "test".
+ the tip of the current branch, but limit the comparison to the
+ file "test".
<3> Compare the version before the last commit and the last commit.
Comparing branches::
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ $ git diff topic...master <3>
<1> Changes between the tips of the topic and the master branches.
<2> Same as above.
<3> Changes that occurred on the master branch since when the topic
-branch was started off it.
+ branch was started off it.
Limiting the diff output::
+
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ $ git diff arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <3>
------------
+
<1> Show only modification, rename, and copy, but not addition
-or deletion.
+ or deletion.
<2> Show only names and the nature of change, but not actual
-diff output.
+ diff output.
<3> Limit diff output to named subtrees.
Munging the diff output::
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ $ git diff -R <2>
------------
+
<1> Spend extra cycles to find renames, copies and complete
-rewrites (very expensive).
+ rewrites (very expensive).
<2> Output diff in reverse.
SEE ALSO