git-diff(1) =========== NAME ---- git-diff - Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc. SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] {0,2} [...] DESCRIPTION ----------- Show changes between two ents, an ent and the working tree, an ent and the index file, or the index file and the working tree. The combination of what is compared with what is determined by the number of ents given to the command. * When no is given, the working tree and the index file is compared, using `git-diff-files`. * When one is given, the working tree and the named tree is compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option `--cached` can be given to compare the index file and the named tree. * When two s are given, these two trees are compared using `git-diff-tree`. OPTIONS ------- --diff-options:: '--diff-options' are passed to the `git-diff-files`, `git-diff-index`, and `git-diff-tree` commands. See the documentation for these commands for description. ...:: The arguments are also passed to `git-diff-\*` commands. Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds Documentation -------------- Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite