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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ with --name-only).
For plain blobs, it shows the plain contents.
-The command takes options applicable to the 'git diff-tree' command to
+Some options that 'git log' command understands can be used to
control how the changes the commit introduces are shown.
This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ include::pretty-options.txt[]
include::pretty-formats.txt[]
-COMMON DIFF OPTIONS
--------------------
+DIFF FORMATTING
+---------------
+The options below can be used to change the way `git show` generates
+diff output.
:git-log: 1
+:diff-merges-default: `dense-combined`
include::diff-options.txt[]
include::diff-generate-patch.txt[]
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ EXAMPLES
--------
`git show v1.0.0`::
- Shows the tag `v1.0.0`, along with the object the tags
+ Shows the tag `v1.0.0`, along with the object the tag
points at.
`git show v1.0.0^{tree}`::