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@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git diff' [<options>] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] --cached [--merge-base] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] [--merge-base] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]
'git diff' [<options>] <commit>...<commit> [--] [<path>...]
'git diff' [<options>] <blob> <blob>
'git diff' [<options>] --no-index [--] <path> <path>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ files on disk.
or when running the command outside a working tree
controlled by Git. This form implies `--exit-code`.
-'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] --cached [--merge-base] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you staged for the next
commit relative to the named <commit>. Typically you
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ files on disk.
If HEAD does not exist (e.g. unborn branches) and
<commit> is not given, it shows all staged changes.
--staged is a synonym of --cached.
++
+If --merge-base is given, instead of using <commit>, use the merge base
+of <commit> and HEAD. `git diff --merge-base A` is equivalent to
+`git diff $(git merge-base A HEAD)`.
'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
@@ -58,23 +62,27 @@ files on disk.
branch name to compare with the tip of a different
branch.
-'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] [--merge-base] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This is to view the changes between two arbitrary
<commit>.
++
+If --merge-base is given, use the merge base of the two commits for the
+"before" side. `git diff --merge-base A B` is equivalent to
+`git diff $(git merge-base A B) B`.
'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit>... <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the results of a merge commit. The first
listed <commit> must be the merge itself; the remaining two or
more commits should be its parents. A convenient way to produce
- the desired set of revisions is to use the {caret}@ suffix.
+ the desired set of revisions is to use the `^@` suffix.
For instance, if `master` names a merge commit, `git diff master
master^@` gives the same combined diff as `git show master`.
'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
- This is synonymous to the earlier form (without the "..") for
+ This is synonymous to the earlier form (without the `..`) for
viewing the changes between two arbitrary <commit>. If <commit> on
one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as
using HEAD instead.
@@ -83,20 +91,20 @@ files on disk.
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
+ of both <commit>. `git diff A...B` is equivalent to
+ `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 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>.
+in the `--merge-base` case and in the last two forms that use `..`
+notations, can be any <tree>.
For a more complete list of ways to spell <commit>, see
"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
However, "diff" is about comparing two _endpoints_, not ranges,
-and the range notations ("<commit>..<commit>" and
-"<commit>\...<commit>") do not mean a range as defined in the
+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>::
@@ -144,9 +152,9 @@ $ 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::
+