Merge branch 'ks/sort-wildcard-in-makefile' into maint-1.7.8

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

diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 659de6f12384239f58dc688797db8dbb10420143..ba7cd13483194399762b0f48e218ddb4011dfcf1 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -45,14 +45,27 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
        Synonym for `-p --raw`.
 endif::git-format-patch[]
 
+--minimal::
+       Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible
+       diff is produced.
+
 --patience::
        Generate a diff using the "patience diff" algorithm.
 
---stat[=<width>[,<name-width>]]::
+--histogram::
+       Generate a diff using the "histogram diff" algorithm.
+
+--stat[=<width>[,<name-width>[,<count>]]]::
        Generate a diffstat.  You can override the default
        output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=<width>`.
        The width of the filename part can be controlled by
        giving another width to it separated by a comma.
+       By giving a third parameter `<count>`, you can limit the
+       output to the first `<count>` lines, followed by
+       `...` if there are more.
++
+These parameters can also be set individually with `--stat-width=<width>`,
+`--stat-name-width=<name-width>` and `--stat-count=<count>`.
 
 --numstat::
        Similar to `\--stat`, but shows number of added and
@@ -398,7 +411,12 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
        Show the context between diff hunks, up to the specified number
        of lines, thereby fusing hunks that are close to each other.
 
+-W::
+--function-context::
+       Show whole surrounding functions of changes.
+
 ifndef::git-format-patch[]
+ifndef::git-log[]
 --exit-code::
        Make the program exit with codes similar to diff(1).
        That is, it exits with 1 if there were differences and
@@ -406,6 +424,7 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
 
 --quiet::
        Disable all output of the program. Implies `--exit-code`.
+endif::git-log[]
 endif::git-format-patch[]
 
 --ext-diff::