Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > By default, `git diff` works on the index, unless you force it to > compare revisions or the working directory to a revision. I guess that > is where the wording comes from. > > In any case, it is too late to change it now... Those who are interested in the full answer can look at this thread. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/9694/focus=9795 ;-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html