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@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ $ git diff HEAD <3>
+
<1> Changes in the working tree not yet staged for the next commit.
<2> Changes between the index and your last commit; what you
-would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option.
+ would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option.
<3> Changes in the working tree since your last commit; what you
-would be committing if you run "git commit -a"
+ would be committing if you run "git commit -a"
Comparing with arbitrary commits::
+
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ $ git diff HEAD^ HEAD <3>
------------
+
<1> Instead of using the tip of the current branch, compare with the
-tip of "test" branch.
+ tip of "test" branch.
<2> Instead of comparing with the tip of "test" branch, compare with
-the tip of the current branch, but limit the comparison to the
-file "test".
+ the tip of the current branch, but limit the comparison to the
+ file "test".
<3> Compare the version before the last commit and the last commit.
Comparing branches::
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ $ git diff topic...master <3>
<1> Changes between the tips of the topic and the master branches.
<2> Same as above.
<3> Changes that occurred on the master branch since when the topic
-branch was started off it.
+ branch was started off it.
Limiting the diff output::
+
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ $ git diff arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <3>
------------
+
<1> Show only modification, rename, and copy, but not addition
-or deletion.
+ or deletion.
<2> Show only names and the nature of change, but not actual
-diff output.
+ diff output.
<3> Limit diff output to named subtrees.
Munging the diff output::
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ $ git diff -R <2>
------------
+
<1> Spend extra cycles to find renames, copies and complete
-rewrites (very expensive).
+ rewrites (very expensive).
<2> Output diff in reverse.
SEE ALSO