From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 20:16:39 GMT
Subject: Re: determine a linux kernel version of a patch file
Message-ID: <xmqqvbftfvfc.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <c97f7591e4bf884ee810699f1e5278dd@www.dscho.org>

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

> By default, `git diff` works on the index, unless you force it to
> compare revisions or the working directory to a revision. I guess that
> is where the wording comes from.
>
> In any case, it is too late to change it now...

Those who are interested in the full answer can look at this thread.

  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/9694/focus=9795

;-)