From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 22:11:26 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: describe git extended diff headers.
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0506051509490.1876@ppc970.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <7voeak1o0q.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>



On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
> The documentation failed to describe "diff --git" extended diff
> headers, so add some.

You document the "rename" header as being "rename from/to", which is 
sensible, but doesn't match reality. diff.c has "rename old/new". I found 
that out the hard way when doing git-apply ;)

I'd almost prefer fixing diff.c (and now apply.c). Comments?

		Linus