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diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
index ffcdd055c..945e7583a 100644
--- a/builtin/diff.c
+++ b/builtin/diff.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "revision.h"
 #include "log-tree.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "submodule.h"
 
 struct blobinfo {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ struct blobinfo {
 };
 
 static const char builtin_diff_usage[] =
-"git diff <options> <rev>{0,2} -- <path>*";
+"git diff [<options>] [<commit> [<commit>]] [--] [<path>...]";
 
 static void stuff_change(struct diff_options *opt,
 			 unsigned old_mode, unsigned new_mode,
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	 */
 
 	prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
+	gitmodules_config();
 	git_config(git_diff_ui_config, NULL);
 
 	if (diff_use_color_default == -1)
@@ -407,17 +409,19 @@ int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		result = builtin_diff_index(&rev, argc, argv);
 	else if (ents == 2)
 		result = builtin_diff_tree(&rev, argc, argv, ent);
-	else if ((ents == 3) && (ent[0].item->flags & UNINTERESTING)) {
-		/* diff A...B where there is one sane merge base between
-		 * A and B.  We have ent[0] == merge-base, ent[1] == A,
-		 * and ent[2] == B.  Show diff between the base and B.
+	else if (ent[0].item->flags & UNINTERESTING) {
+		/*
+		 * diff A...B where there is at least one merge base
+		 * between A and B.  We have ent[0] == merge-base,
+		 * ent[ents-2] == A, and ent[ents-1] == B.  Show diff
+		 * between the base and B.  Note that we pick one
+		 * merge base at random if there are more than one.
 		 */
-		ent[1] = ent[2];
+		ent[1] = ent[ents-1];
 		result = builtin_diff_tree(&rev, argc, argv, ent);
-	}
-	else
+	} else
 		result = builtin_diff_combined(&rev, argc, argv,
-					     ent, ents);
+					       ent, ents);
 	result = diff_result_code(&rev.diffopt, result);
 	if (1 < rev.diffopt.skip_stat_unmatch)
 		refresh_index_quietly();