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diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt index 31fc2e3aed..e0e12e9470 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -'git difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files +'git difftool' is a Git command that allows you to compare and edit files between revisions using common diff tools. 'git difftool' is a frontend to 'git diff' and accepts the same options and arguments. See linkgit:git-diff[1]. @@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ 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`. +--symlinks:: +--no-symlinks:: + 'git difftool''s default behavior is create symlinks to the + working tree when run in `--dir-diff` mode. ++ + Specifying `--no-symlinks` instructs 'git difftool' to create + copies instead. `--no-symlinks` is the default on Windows. + -x <command>:: --extcmd=<command>:: Specify a custom command for viewing diffs. |