[PATCHv2 25/25] diff: document the new --color-moved setting
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
Documentation/config.txt | 12 ++++++++++--
Documentation/diff-options.txt | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 475e874d51..29e0b9fa69 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1051,14 +1051,22 @@ This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands. Can be overridden on the
command line with the `--color[=<when>]` option.
+diff.colorMoved::
+ If set moved lines in a diff are colored differently,
+ for details see '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1].
+
color.diff.<slot>::
Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies
which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one
of `context` (context text - `plain` is a historical synonym),
`meta` (metainformation), `frag`
(hunk header), 'func' (function in hunk header), `old` (removed lines),
- `new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace`
- (highlighting whitespace errors).
+ `new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), `whitespace`
+ (highlighting whitespace errors), `oldMoved` (deleted lines),
+ `newMoved` (added lines), `oldMovedDimmed`, `oldMovedAlternative`,
+ `oldMovedAlternativeDimmed`, `newMovedDimmed`, `newMovedAlternative`
+ and `newMovedAlternativeDimmed` (See the '<mode>'
+ setting of '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1] for details).
color.decorate.<slot>::
Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output. `<slot>` is one
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 89cc0f48de..058c8014ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -231,6 +231,33 @@ ifdef::git-diff[]
endif::git-diff[]
It is the same as `--color=never`.
+--color-moved[=<mode>]::
+ Moved lines of code are colored differently.
+ifdef::git-diff[]
+ It can be changed by the `diff.colorMoved` configuration setting.
+endif::git-diff[]
+ The <mode> defaults to 'no' if the option is not given
+ and to 'dimmed_zebra' if the option with no mode is given.
+ The mode must be one of:
++
+--
+no::
+ Moved lines are not highlighted.
+plain::
+ Any line that is added in one location and was removed
+ in another location will be colored with 'color.diff.newMoved'.
+ Similarly 'color.diff.oldMoved' will be used for removed lines
+ that are added somewhere else in the diff.
+zebra::
+ Blocks of moved code are detected. The detected blocks are
+ painted using the 'color.diff.{old,new}Moved' alternating with
+ 'color.diff.{old,new}MovedAlternative'.
+dimmed_zebra::
+ Similar to 'zebra', but additional dimming of uninteresting parts
+ of moved code is performed. The bordering lines of two adjacent
+ blocks are considered interesting, the rest is uninteresting.
+--
+
--word-diff[=<mode>]::
Show a word diff, using the <mode> to delimit changed words.
By default, words are delimited by whitespace; see
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2.12.2.575.gb14f27f917
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>