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diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 5721548..45885bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -59,12 +59,11 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] lines. --dirstat[=limit]:: - Output only the sub-directories that are impacted by a diff, - and to what degree they are impacted. You can override the - default cut-off in percent (3) by "--dirstat=limit". If you - want to enable "cumulative" directory statistics, you can use - the "--cumulative" flag, which adds up percentages recursively - even when they have been already reported for a sub-directory. + Output the distribution of relative amount of changes (number of lines added or + removed) for each sub-directory. Directories with changes below + a cut-off percent (3% by default) are not shown. The cut-off percent + can be set with "--dirstat=limit". Changes in a child directory is not + counted for the parent directory, unless "--cumulative" is used. --summary:: Output a condensed summary of extended header information @@ -135,7 +134,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]:: Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`), Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their - type (mode) changed (`T`), are Unmerged (`U`), are + type (i.e. regular file, symlink, submodule, ...) changed (`T`), + are Unmerged (`U`), are Unknown (`X`), or have had their pairing Broken (`B`). Any combination of the filter characters may be used. When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all @@ -241,4 +241,4 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] Do not show any source or destination prefix. For more detailed explanation on these common options, see also -linkgit:gitdiffcore[7][diffcore documentation]. +linkgit:gitdiffcore[7]. |