X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-diff.txt;h=c53eba557d0a242a0d8553d9569ce8b2eb86331b;hb=7e4ad908721445b073f3b4ecad55bbd78f032cdc;hp=2808a5ec44d8a9e911faf4c7d24eb844d69390f2;hpb=4eb39e9bcccc54eb23af8a7e2676c63e5bf32866;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 2808a5ec4..c53eba557 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -8,33 +8,33 @@ git-diff - Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-diff' [] {0,2} [--] [...] +'git diff' [] {0,2} [--] [...] DESCRIPTION ----------- Show changes between two trees, a tree and the working tree, a tree and the index file, or the index file and the working tree. -'git-diff' [--options] [--] [...]:: +'git diff' [--options] [--] [...]:: This form is to view the changes you made relative to the index (staging area for the next commit). In other words, the differences are what you _could_ tell git to further add to the index but you still haven't. You can - stage these changes by using gitlink:git-add[1]. + stage these changes by using linkgit:git-add[1]. + If exactly two paths are given, and at least one is untracked, compare the two files / directories. This behavior can be forced by --no-index. -'git-diff' [--options] --cached [] [--] [...]:: +'git diff' [--options] --cached [] [--] [...]:: This form is to view the changes you staged for the next commit relative to the named . Typically you would want comparison with the latest commit, so if you do not give , it defaults to HEAD. -'git-diff' [--options] [--] [...]:: +'git diff' [--options] [--] [...]:: This form is to view the changes you have in your working tree relative to the named . You can @@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ forced by --no-index. branch name to compare with the tip of a different branch. -'git-diff' [--options] [--] [...]:: +'git diff' [--options] [--] [...]:: This is to view the changes between two arbitrary . -'git-diff' [--options] .. [--] [...]:: +'git diff' [--options] .. [--] [...]:: This is synonymous to the previous form. If on one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as using HEAD instead. -'git-diff' [--options] \... [--] [...]:: +'git diff' [--options] \... [--] [...]:: This form is to view the changes on the branch containing and up to the second , starting at a common ancestor - of both . "git-diff A\...B" is equivalent to - "git-diff $(git-merge-base A B) B". You can omit any one + of both . "git diff A\...B" is equivalent to + "git diff $(git-merge-base A B) B". You can omit any one of , which has the same effect as using HEAD instead. Just in case if you are doing something exotic, it should be @@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ for the last two forms that use ".." notations, can be any . For a more complete list of ways to spell , see -"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. +"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. However, "diff" is about comparing two _endpoints_, not ranges, and the range notations (".." and "\...") do not mean a range as defined in the -"SPECIFYING RANGES" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. +"SPECIFYING RANGES" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. OPTIONS ------- @@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite