config option log.showroot to show the diff of root commits

[git.git] / Documentation / config.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
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--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ i18n.commitEncoding::
        browser (and possibly at other places in the future or in other
        porcelains). See e.g. gitlink:git-mailinfo[1]. Defaults to 'utf-8'.
 
+log.showroot::
+       If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
+       This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
+       Tools like gitlink:git-log[1] or gitlink:git-whatchanged[1], which
+       normally hide the root commit will now show it. True by default.
+
 merge.summary::
        Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly created
        merge commit messages. False by default.