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git-diff-tree-helper(1)
=======================
v0.1, May 2005
 
NAME
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git-diff-tree-helper - Generates patch format output for git-diff-*
 
 
SYNOPSIS
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'git-diff-tree-helper' [-z] [-R]
 
DESCRIPTION
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Reads output from "git-diff-cache", "git-diff-tree" and "git-diff-files" and
generates patch format output.
 
OPTIONS
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-z::
	\0 line termination on input
 
-R::
	Output diff in reverse.  This is useful for displaying output from
	"git-diff-cache" which always compares tree with cache or working
	file.  E.g.
 
		git-diff-cache <tree> | git-diff-tree-helper -R file.c
+
would show a diff to bring the working file back to what is in the <tree>.
 
See also the section on generating patches in link:git-diff-cache.html[git-diff-cache]
 
 
Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
 
Documentation
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
GIT
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Part of the link:git.html[git] suite