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diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 72179d993c..727f24d16e 100644 --- a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git diff' [<options>] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...] 'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...] -'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...] +'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...] +'git diff' [<options>] <commit>...<commit> [--] [<path>...] 'git diff' [<options>] <blob> <blob> 'git diff' [<options>] --no-index [--] <path> <path> DESCRIPTION ----------- Show changes between the working tree and the index or a tree, changes -between the index and a tree, changes between two trees, changes between -two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk. +between the index and a tree, changes between two trees, changes resulting +from a merge, changes between two blob objects, or changes between two +files on disk. 'git diff' [<options>] [--] [<path>...]:: @@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ 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. This form implies `--exit-code`. 'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]:: @@ -61,9 +63,19 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk. This is to view the changes between two arbitrary <commit>. +'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit>... <commit> [--] [<path>...]:: + + This form is to view the results of a merge commit. The first + listed <commit> must be the merge itself; the remaining two or + more commits should be its parents. A convenient way to produce + the desired set of revisions is to use the {caret}@ suffix. + For instance, if `master` names a merge commit, `git diff master + master^@` gives the same combined diff as `git show master`. + 'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]:: - This is synonymous to the previous form. If <commit> on + This is synonymous to the earlier form (without the "..") for + viewing the changes between two arbitrary <commit>. If <commit> on one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as using HEAD instead. @@ -196,7 +208,8 @@ linkgit:git-difftool[1], linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:gitdiffcore[7], linkgit:git-format-patch[1], -linkgit:git-apply[1] +linkgit:git-apply[1], +linkgit:git-show[1] GIT --- |