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[PATCH] diff-options.txt: document --[no]-textconv

From
Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Date
May 24, 2011, 00:27 UTC
Message-ID
<1306196874-64687-1-git-send-email-jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
---
textconv also seems to be supported by blame, it isn't clear to me whether
it respects --no-textconv.
 Documentation/diff-options.txt |    9 +++++++++
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index c7ed946357..8b311a60ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,15 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
 --no-ext-diff::
 	Disallow external diff drivers.
 
+--textconv::
+	Text conversion of binary files is enabled by default if configured
+	according to "Performing text diffs of binary files" in
+	linkgit:gitattributes[5], but may be disabled with `--no-textconv`.
+	This option overrides a previously given `--no-textconv`.
+
+--no-textconv::
+	Disable text conversion of binary files.
+
 --ignore-submodules[=<when>]::
 	Ignore changes to submodules in the diff generation. <when> can be
 	either "none", "untracked", "dirty" or "all", which is the default
-- 
1.7.5.2.323.g00f3d
Next: Junio C Hamano
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  1. diff-options.txt: document --[no]-textconvJay Soffian, May 24, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2011
  3. Jeff KingMay 24, 2011
  4. doc: discuss textconv versus external diff driversJeff King, May 24, 2011

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