From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:57:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFR] gitattributes(5) documentation
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0704192150510.4504@xanadu.home>
In-Reply-To: <7vslav4yv6.fsf_-_@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Thu, 19 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Generating diff text
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> The attribute `diff` affects if `git diff` generates textual
> patch for the path or just says `Binary files differ`.
> 
> Set::
> 	A path to which the `crlf` attribute is set is treated
                             ^^^^

> 	as text, even when they contain funny bytes such as NUL.
> 
> Unset::
> 	A path to which the `crlf` attribute is unset will
                             ^^^^

> 	generate `Binary files differ`.
> 
> Unspecified::
> 	A path to which the `crlf` attribute is unspecified
                             ^^^^

Remnants of a cut'n paste?


Nicolas