Re: [PATCH] diff: document what --name-only shows
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- Nathan Faulkner <natedogith1@gmail.com>
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- May 18, 2024, 19:10 UTC
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- <xmqqeda0jr7d.fsf@gitster.g>
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> diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt > index 7d73e976d9..0c456dfd0c 100644 > --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt > +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt > @@ -318,12 +318,13 @@ explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see > linkgit:git-config[1]). > > --name-only:: > - Show only names of changed files. The file names are often encoded in UTF-8. > + Show only the name of each changed file in the post-image tree. > + The file names are often encoded in UTF-8. > For more information see the discussion about encoding in the linkgit:git-log[1] > manual page. > > --name-status:: > - Show only names and status of changed files. See the description > + Show only the name(s) and status of each changed file. See the description > of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean. > Just like `--name-only` the file names are often encoded in UTF-8. >
This new description sounds to me like it only shows files that exist in the to-commit, not any files that were deleted.