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Re: [PATCH] git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 12, 2008, 23:42 UTC
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"Avery Pennarun" <apenwarr@gmail.com> writes:
> I assume the reason is that "git diff tree1..tree2" works with the
> differences between tree1 and tree2, much like "git log tree1..tree2"
> does.

Actually, that perception is already confused. The analogue to "log A..B" is expressed as "diff A...B", and not "diff A..B".

That is one of the reasons why I tend to teach against using "diff A..B" unless you know what it is doing. I'd suggest to get out of that habit before you confuse yourself even more ;-).

The _only_ reason diff takes A..B and A...B syntax is because the command line parameter parser was easy to write that way. IOW, it was an artifact of the implementation convenience.

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  1. git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.David Symonds, Oct 29, 2008
  2. Jeff KingOct 29, 2008
  3. David SymondsOct 29, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2008
  5. Jeff KingOct 29, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2008
  7. Jeff KingNov 3, 2008
  8. Björn SteinbrinkNov 2, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2008
  10. Björn SteinbrinkNov 2, 2008
  11. Jeff KingNov 3, 2008
  12. David SymondsNov 10, 2008
  13. Jeff KingNov 11, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2008
  15. Jeff KingNov 11, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  17. Avery PennarunNov 11, 2008
  18. Miles BaderNov 11, 2008
  19. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  20. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2008
  21. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  22. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008
  23. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  25. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  26. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  27. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  29. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008

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