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--color[=<when>]::
Show colored diff.
- The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
+ The value must be `always` (the default for `<when>`), `never`, or `auto`.
+ The default value is `never`.
+ifdef::git-diff[]
+ It can be changed by the `color.ui` and `color.diff`
+ configuration settings.
+endif::git-diff[]
--no-color::
- Turn off colored diff, even when the configuration file
- gives the default to color output.
- Same as `--color=never`.
+ Turn off colored diff.
+ifdef::git-diff[]
+ This can be used to override configuration settings.
+endif::git-diff[]
+ It is the same as `--color=never`.
--word-diff[=<mode>]::
Show a word diff, using the <mode> to delimit changed words.