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diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt index 590f410abf..31fc2e3aed 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ git-difftool - Show changes using common diff tools SYNOPSIS -------- +[verse] 'git difftool' [<options>] [<commit> [<commit>]] [--] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION @@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ linkgit:git-diff[1]. OPTIONS ------- +-d:: +--dir-diff:: + Copy the modified files to a temporary location and perform + a directory diff on them. This mode never prompts before + launching the diff tool. + -y:: --no-prompt:: Do not prompt before launching a diff tool. @@ -29,10 +36,9 @@ OPTIONS -t <tool>:: --tool=<tool>:: - Use the diff tool specified by <tool>. - Valid merge tools are: - araxis, bc3, diffuse, emerge, ecmerge, gvimdiff, kdiff3, - kompare, meld, opendiff, p4merge, tkdiff, vimdiff and xxdiff. + Use the diff tool specified by <tool>. Valid values include + emerge, kompare, meld, and vimdiff. Run `git difftool --tool-help` + for the list of valid <tool> settings. + If a diff tool is not specified, 'git difftool' will use the configuration variable `diff.tool`. If the @@ -60,6 +66,9 @@ of the diff post-image. `$MERGED` is the name of the file which is being compared. `$BASE` is provided for compatibility with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$MERGED`. +--tool-help:: + Print a list of diff tools that may be used with `--tool`. + -x <command>:: --extcmd=<command>:: Specify a custom command for viewing diffs. |