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git-diff-helper(1)
==================
v0.1, May 2005

NAME
----
git-diff-helper - Generates patch format output for git-diff-*


SYNOPSIS
--------
'git-diff-helper' [-z] [-R] [-M] [-C]

DESCRIPTION
-----------
Reads output from "git-diff-cache", "git-diff-tree" and "git-diff-files" and
generates patch format output.

OPTIONS
-------
-z::
	\0 line termination on input

-R::
	Output diff in reverse.  This is useful for displaying output from
	"git-diff-cache" which always compares tree with cache or working
	file.  E.g.

		git-diff-cache <tree> | git-diff-helper -R file.c

	would show a diff to bring the working file back to what
	is in the <tree>.

-M::
	Detect renames.

-C::
	Detect copies as well as renames.

See Also
--------
The section on generating patches in link:git-diff-cache.html[git-diff-cache]


Author
------
Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>


Documentation
--------------
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

GIT
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Part of the link:git.html[git] suite