Merge branch 'jc/fix-add-u-unmerged'

[git.git] / Documentation / diff-options.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
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--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -124,12 +124,19 @@ any of those replacements occurred.
 
 --color[=<when>]::
        Show colored diff.
-       The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
+       The value must be `always` (the default for `<when>`), `never`, or `auto`.
+       The default value is `never`.
+ifdef::git-diff[]
+       It can be changed by the `color.ui` and `color.diff`
+       configuration settings.
+endif::git-diff[]
 
 --no-color::
-       Turn off colored diff, even when the configuration file
-       gives the default to color output.
-       Same as `--color=never`.
+       Turn off colored diff.
+ifdef::git-diff[]
+       This can be used to override configuration settings.
+endif::git-diff[]
+       It is the same as `--color=never`.
 
 --word-diff[=<mode>]::
        Show a word diff, using the <mode> to delimit changed words.