Re: [PATCH] git-diff.txt: document return code of `--no-index`

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 30, 2019, 02:08 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqftjb3rz7.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1910291405090.46@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

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>> @@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
>>  	running the command in a working tree controlled by Git and
>>  	at least one of the paths points outside the working tree,
>>  	or when running the command outside a working tree
>> -	controlled by Git.
>> +	controlled by Git. With `--no-index`,
>> +	the program exits with codes similar to diff(1). That is, it
>> +	exits with 1 if there were differences and 0 means no
>> +	differences.
>
> ... a shorter alternative would be to state: This implies `--exit-code`.

Yup, that is great.  Short and to the point.