From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:03:17 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] git-diff.txt: document the .. and ... forms in SYNOPSIS
Message-ID: <20130424190317.GD29963@google.com>
In-Reply-To: <1366821216-20868-5-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>

Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:

> --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
> @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
>  'git diff' [options] --cached [<commit>] [[--] [<path>...]]
>  'git diff' [options] <blob> <blob>
>  'git diff' [options] <commit> <commit> [[--] [<path>...]]
> +'git diff' [options] <commit>..<commit> [[--] [<path>...]]
> +'git diff' [options] <commit>\...<commit> [[--] [<path>...]]
>  'git diff' [options] [--no-index] [[--] <path> <path>]

This is preparation for removing <commit>..<commit> from the
documentation, right?  It makes sense to add the ...  form since
there's no other way to spell it but I can't say I'm excited about
adding the .. form.  Especially since <tree>..<tree> doesn't work,
that form's a little embarrassing. ;-)

*checks the manpage*

Ah, this is to make the SYNOPSIS a better table of contents for the
DESCRIPTION (except that the DESCRIPTION treats "git diff --no-index
<path> <path>" before "git diff [<commit>] -- <pathspec>" while the
SYNOPSIS doesn't).  Maybe it would make sense to go all the way and
make the two follow the same order?

My 2¢,
Jonathan