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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index 6e9fa8c..dacd8fb 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ The output format from "git-diff-index", "git-diff-tree" and "git-diff-files" are very similar. -These commands all compare two sets of things; what are -compared are different: +These commands all compare two sets of things; what is +compared differs: git-diff-index <tree-ish>:: compares the <tree-ish> and the files on the filesystem. @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ That is, from the left to the right: . path for "dst"; only exists for C or R. . an LF or a NUL when '-z' option is used, to terminate the record. -<sha1> is shown as all 0's if new is a file on the filesystem +<sha1> is shown as all 0's if a file is new on the filesystem and it is out of sync with the cache. Example: @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ For a path that is added, removed, or modified, where: <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the - contents of <old|ne>, + contents of <old|new>, <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA1 hashes, <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes. @@ -121,12 +121,11 @@ The `a/` and `b/` filenames are the same unless rename/copy is involved. Especially, even for a creation or a deletion, `/dev/null` is _not_ used in place of `a/` or `b/` filenames. + -When rename/copy is involved, `file1` and `file2` shows the +When rename/copy is involved, `file1` and `file2` show the name of the source file of the rename/copy and the name of the file that rename/copy produces, respectively. -2. It is followed by extended header lines that are one or - more of: +2. It is followed by one or more extended header lines: old mode <mode> new mode <mode> |