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[git.git] / Documentation / git-difftool.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
index 8250bad2ce95245ca8e2a41c0740d0029b92ae4b..19d473c070c4f82dc4b7f04f784bcae835dca6a2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ git-difftool - Show changes using common diff tools
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git difftool' [<options>] <commit>{0,2} [--] [<path>...]
+[verse]
+'git difftool' [<options>] [<commit> [<commit>]] [--] [<path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 'git difftool' is a git command that allows you to compare and edit files
 between revisions using common diff tools.  'git difftool' is a frontend
-to 'git diff' and accepts the same options and arguments.
+to 'git diff' and accepts the same options and arguments. See
+linkgit:git-diff[1].
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -29,9 +31,9 @@ OPTIONS
 -t <tool>::
 --tool=<tool>::
        Use the diff tool specified by <tool>.
-       Valid merge tools are:
-       kdiff3, kompare, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff,
-       ecmerge, diffuse, opendiff, p4merge and araxis.
+       Valid diff tools are:
+       araxis, bc3, diffuse, emerge, ecmerge, gvimdiff, kdiff3,
+       kompare, meld, opendiff, p4merge, tkdiff, vimdiff and xxdiff.
 +
 If a diff tool is not specified, 'git difftool'
 will use the configuration variable `diff.tool`.  If the
@@ -55,14 +57,16 @@ the configured command line will be invoked with the following
 variables available: `$LOCAL` is set to the name of the temporary
 file containing the contents of the diff pre-image and `$REMOTE`
 is set to the name of the temporary file containing the contents
-of the diff post-image.  `$BASE` is provided for compatibility
-with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$LOCAL`.
+of the diff post-image.  `$MERGED` is the name of the file which is
+being compared. `$BASE` is provided for compatibility
+with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$MERGED`.
 
 -x <command>::
 --extcmd=<command>::
        Specify a custom command for viewing diffs.
        'git-difftool' ignores the configured defaults and runs
        `$command $LOCAL $REMOTE` when this option is specified.
+       Additionally, `$BASE` is set in the environment.
 
 -g::
 --gui::
@@ -106,15 +110,6 @@ linkgit:git-mergetool[1]::
 linkgit:git-config[1]::
         Get and set repository or global options
 
-
-AUTHOR
-------
-Written by David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by David Aguilar and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite