# [PATCH] diff options documentation: refer to --diff-filter in --name-status 1 messages from 2008-04-22 to 2008-04-22. Participants: Miklos Vajna. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13214 ## Miklos Vajna, 2008-04-22 12:23 Subject: [PATCH] diff options documentation: refer to --diff-filter in --name-status Message-ID: <20080422122348.GD22086@genesis.frugalware.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080422122348.GD22086%40genesis.frugalware.org ``` git diff --name-status outputs letters, but the meaning of those letters is documented elsewhere. Add a note to make the manpage more intuitive. Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna --- Documentation/diff-options.txt | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 01e7a57..13234fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] Show only names of changed files. --name-status:: - Show only names and status of changed files. + Show only names and status of changed files. See the description + of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean. --color:: Show colored diff. -- 1.5.5 ```