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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-range-diff.txt17
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 63365dcf3d..90241ed77c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1193,8 +1193,10 @@ color.diff.<slot>::
(highlighting whitespace errors), `oldMoved` (deleted lines),
`newMoved` (added lines), `oldMovedDimmed`, `oldMovedAlternative`,
`oldMovedAlternativeDimmed`, `newMovedDimmed`, `newMovedAlternative`
- and `newMovedAlternativeDimmed` (See the '<mode>'
- setting of '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1] for details).
+ `newMovedAlternativeDimmed` (See the '<mode>'
+ setting of '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1] for details),
+ `contextDimmed`, `oldDimmed`, `newDimmed`, `contextBold`,
+ `oldBold`, and `newBold` (see linkgit:git-range-diff[1] for details).
color.decorate.<slot>::
Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output. `<slot>` is one
diff --git a/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt
index 82c71c6829..f693930fdb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt
@@ -35,10 +35,19 @@ OPTIONS
When the commit diffs differ, `git range-diff` recreates the
original diffs' coloring, and adds outer -/+ diff markers with
the *background* being red/green to make it easier to see e.g.
- when there was a change in what exact lines were added. This is
- known to `range-diff` as "dual coloring". Use `--no-dual-color`
- to revert to color all lines according to the outer diff markers
- (and completely ignore the inner diff when it comes to color).
+ when there was a change in what exact lines were added.
++
+Additionally, the commit diff lines that are only present in the first commit
+range are shown "dimmed" (this can be overridden using the `color.diff.<slot>`
+config setting where `<slot>` is one of `contextDimmed`, `oldDimmed` and
+`newDimmed`), and the commit diff lines that are only present in the second
+commit range are shown in bold (which can be overridden using the config
+settings `color.diff.<slot>` with `<slot>` being one of `contextBold`,
+`oldBold` or `newBold`).
++
+This is known to `range-diff` as "dual coloring". Use `--no-dual-color`
+to revert to color all lines according to the outer diff markers
+(and completely ignore the inner diff when it comes to color).
--creation-factor=<percent>::
Set the creation/deletion cost fudge factor to `<percent>`.