If -diff affects whether a file is treated as a binary, as opposed
whether it's diff'ed, it would imo make sense to call it -binary.
No, diff affects how a file is diffed. The particular setting "-diff"
diffs the file as if it was binary.
Aha, then we're maybe at conclusion; if -diff doesn't cause the files to be
^^^^^^^
???
treated as binaries
Reread carefully.
1) There is no "-diff" attribute. There is a "diff" attribute that
affects *how* (not *whether*) files are diff.
2) A "-" in front of an attribute unsets the attribute.
3) The "diff" attribute, when unset, treats the file as binary.
ergo
4) Using "-diff" in .gitattributes treats the final as binary.
Paolo
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