[PATCH] Documentation/diff: give --word-diff-regex=. example
It's just so useful.
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
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Documentation/diff-options.txt | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index d56ca90..306b7e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ expression to make sure that it matches all non-whitespace characters.
A match that contains a newline is silently truncated(!) at the
newline.
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+For example, `--word-diff-regex=.` will treat each character as a word
+and, correspondingly, show differences character by character.
++
The regex can also be set via a diff driver or configuration option, see
linkgit:gitattributes[1] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly
overrides any diff driver or configuration setting. Diff drivers
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2.6.3.507.gca54332
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>