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diff --git a/builtin-diff-files.c b/builtin-diff-files.c
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+/*
+ * GIT - The information manager from hell
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds, 2005
+ */
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "diff.h"
+#include "commit.h"
+#include "revision.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+
+static const char diff_files_usage[] =
+"git diff-files [-q] [-0/-1/2/3 |-c|--cc] [<common diff options>] [<path>...]"
+COMMON_DIFF_OPTIONS_HELP;
+
+int cmd_diff_files(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct rev_info rev;
+	int result;
+	unsigned options = 0;
+
+	init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
+	git_config(git_diff_basic_config, NULL); /* no "diff" UI options */
+	rev.abbrev = 0;
+
+	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &rev, NULL);
+	while (1 < argc && argv[1][0] == '-') {
+		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--base"))
+			rev.max_count = 1;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--ours"))
+			rev.max_count = 2;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--theirs"))
+			rev.max_count = 3;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-q"))
+			options |= DIFF_SILENT_ON_REMOVED;
+		else
+			usage(diff_files_usage);
+		argv++; argc--;
+	}
+	if (!rev.diffopt.output_format)
+		rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_RAW;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure there are NO revision (i.e. pending object) parameter,
+	 * rev.max_count is reasonable (0 <= n <= 3), and
+	 * there is no other revision filtering parameters.
+	 */
+	if (rev.pending.nr ||
+	    rev.min_age != -1 || rev.max_age != -1 ||
+	    3 < rev.max_count)
+		usage(diff_files_usage);
+
+	if (rev.max_count == -1 &&
+	    (rev.diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH))
+		rev.combine_merges = rev.dense_combined_merges = 1;
+
+	if (read_cache() < 0) {
+		perror("read_cache");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	result = run_diff_files(&rev, options);
+	return diff_result_code(&rev.diffopt, result);
+}