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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-config.txt b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
index 6eaa45271c..6fb70c5d43 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ diff.tool::
include::mergetools-diff.txt[]
+diff.compactionHeuristic::
+ Set this option to `true` to enable an experimental heuristic that
+ shifts the hunk boundary in an attempt to make the resulting
+ patch easier to read.
+
diff.algorithm::
Choose a diff algorithm. The variants are as follows:
+
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 3ad6404dbc..9baf1ad277 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
Synonym for `-p --raw`.
endif::git-format-patch[]
+--compaction-heuristic::
+--no-compaction-heuristic::
+ These are to help debugging and tuning an experimental
+ heuristic (which is off by default) that shifts the hunk
+ boundary in an attempt to make the resulting patch easier
+ to read.
+
--minimal::
Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible
diff is produced.