# [PATCH] Document --unified/-U option

2 messages from 2007-07-25 to 2007-07-25. Participants: Robin Rosenberg, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/9216

## Robin Rosenberg, 2007-07-25 10:08

Subject: [PATCH] Document --unified/-U option
Message-ID: <20070725100817.21185.91337.stgit@lathund.dewire.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070725100817.21185.91337.stgit%40lathund.dewire.com

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Signed-off-by: Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
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 Documentation/diff-options.txt |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 1689c74..050e5fd 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 -u::
 	Synonym for "-p".
 
+-U<n>::
+	Shorthand for "--unified=<n>".
+
+--unified=<n>::
+	Generate diffs with <n> lines of context instead of
+	the usual three. Implies "-p".
+
 --raw::
 	Generate the raw format.
 

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## Junio C Hamano, 2007-07-25 23:07

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document --unified/-U option
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URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vk5soccbo.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net
In-Reply-To: <20070725100817.21185.91337.stgit@lathund.dewire.com>

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