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[PATCH] update Documentation/diff-options.txt

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Jul 7, 2006, 12:30 UTC
Message-ID
<7vr70xy4ul.fsf_-_@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
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We've been lazy and left things undocumented for some time.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
 Documentation/diff-options.txt |   24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index f523ec2..fdcfd68 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@
 -u::
 	Synonym for "-p".
 
+--raw::
+	Generate the raw format.
+
 --patch-with-raw::
-	Generate patch but keep also the default raw diff output.
+	Synonym for "-p --raw".
 
 --stat::
-	Generate a diffstat instead of a patch.
+	Generate a diffstat.
 
 --summary::
 	Output a condensed summary of extended header information
 	such as creations, renames and mode changes.
 
 --patch-with-stat::
-	Generate patch and prepend its diffstat.
+	Synonym for "-p --stat".
 
 -z::
 	\0 line termination on output
@@ -26,11 +29,26 @@
 --name-status::
 	Show only names and status of changed files.
 
+--color::
+	Show colored diff.
+
+--no-color::
+	Turn off colored diff, even when the configuration file
+	gives the default to color output.
+
+--no-renames::
+	Turn off rename detection, even when the configuration
+	file gives the default to do so.
+
 --full-index::
 	Instead of the first handful characters, show full
 	object name of pre- and post-image blob on the "index"
 	line when generating a patch format output.	
 
+--binary::
+	In addition to --full-index, output "binary diff" that
+	can be applied with "git apply".
+
 --abbrev[=<n>]::
 	Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
 	name in diff-raw format output and diff-tree header
-- 
1.4.1.gfff4c
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 13 of 13 in “I forgot to run format-patch with the -M flag”
  1. 0/1 I forgot to run format-patch with the -M flagEric Wong, Jul 7, 2006
  2. diff.c: respect diff.renames config optionEric Wong, Jul 7, 2006
  3. builtin-log: respect diff configuration optionsEric Wong, Jul 7, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  8. Fix several places where diff.renames in config can be problematicEric Wong, Jul 8, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2006
  10. Eric WongJul 8, 2006
  11. templates/hooks--update: replace diffstat calls with git diff --statEric Wong, Jul 8, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  13. update Documentation/diff-options.txtJunio C Hamano, Jul 7, 2006

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