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Re: [PATCH] Sync "git diff -h" with the manual, show options summary.

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
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Oct 23, 2010, 18:04 UTC
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Thiago Farina <tfransosi@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Yann Dirson <ydirson@altern.org> wrote:
>>  static const char builtin_diff_usage[] =
>> -"git diff <options> <rev>{0,2} -- <path>*";
>> +"git diff [<common diff options>] <commit>{0,2} -- <path>*"
>
> Why change from <options> to <common diff options> ?
Because this is what the man page says I guess.
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  1. Sync "git diff -h" with the manual, show options summary.Yann Dirson, Oct 23, 2010
  2. Yann DirsonOct 23, 2010
  3. Thiago FarinaOct 23, 2010
  4. Matthieu MoyOct 23, 2010
  5. Yann DirsonOct 23, 2010
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