[PATCH] Document --check option to git diff.
Signed-off-by: Bill Lear <rael@zopyra.com>
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Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 3 ++-
Documentation/diff-options.txt | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 41b76d8..ce85d06 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ probably need to split up your commit to
Oh, another thing. I am picky about whitespaces. Make sure your
changes do not trigger errors with the sample pre-commit hook shipped
-in templates/hooks--pre-commit.
+in templates/hooks--pre-commit. To help ensure this does not happen,
+run git diff --check on your changes before you commit.
(2) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits.
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index da1cc60..019a39f 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
Turn off rename detection, even when the configuration
file gives the default to do so.
+--check::
+ Warn if changes introduce trailing whitespace
+ or an indent that uses a space before a tab.
+
--full-index::
Instead of the first handful characters, show full
object name of pre- and post-image blob on the "index"
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1.4.4.1
Bill Lear <rael@zopyra.com>