Re: [PATCH] Documentation: diff-filter=T only tests for symlink changes

From: Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com>
Date: Oct 18, 2008, 13:40 UTC
Message-ID: <20081018224045.6117@nanako3.lavabit.com>
In-Reply-To: <87vdvq5lu4.fsf_-_@cup.kalibalik.dk>

Quoting Anders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>:

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> diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
> index 7788d4f..7604a13 100644
> --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
> @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
>  --diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]::
>  	Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`),
>  	Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their
> -	type (mode) changed (`T`), are Unmerged (`U`), are
> +	type (symlink/regular file) changed (`T`), are Unmerged (`U`), are
>  	Unknown (`X`), or have had their pairing Broken (`B`).
>  	Any combination of the filter characters may be used.
>  	When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all
> -- 
> 1.6.0.2.514.g23abd3

Are symlinks and regular files the only kind of object you can see in diff? What happens when a file or directory changes to a submodule?

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Nanako Shiraishi
http://ivory.ap.teacup.com/nanako3/