From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:14:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] diff: document -U without <n> as using default context
Message-ID: <xmqqfr67yggf.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aa_hTifKYZ5KYREv@ugly.lan>

Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de> writes:

>>Since we are retaining this fallback behavior for backward compatibility,
>>update the documentation to explicitly state that '<n>' can be omitted
>>for the short option '-U'.
>>
> i'd replace that with:
>
> Hence we retain this fallback behavior for backward compatibility, but 
> document it as such.
>
>>+	(`-U` without `<n>` is accepted as a silent synonym for `-p` due
>>+	to a historical accident).
>> 
> "silently accepted as a synonym" would be much more natural.

An excellent suggestion.  Thanks.