Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] Documentation/diff-config: fix description of diff.renames

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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx> writes:

> The description was misleading, since "set to any boolean value" include
> "set to false", and diff.renames=false does not enable basic detection,
> but actually disables it. Also, document that diff.renames only affects
> Porcelain.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/diff-config.txt | 10 +++++++---
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/diff-config.txt b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
> index 6eaa452..40e5de9 100644
> --- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
> @@ -108,9 +108,13 @@ diff.renameLimit::
>  	detection; equivalent to the 'git diff' option '-l'.
>  
>  diff.renames::
> -	Tells Git to detect renames.  If set to any boolean value, it
> -	will enable basic rename detection.  If set to "copies" or
> -	"copy", it will detect copies, as well.
> +	Whether and how Git detects renames.  If set to "false",
> +	rename detection is disabled. If set to "true", basic rename
> +	detection is enable.  If set to "copies" or "copy", Git will

Ahh, I earlier said "Not a new issue", but it is introduced here ;-)

I'll patch them up.  Thanks.


> +	detect copies, as well.  Defaults to false.  Note that this
> +	affects only 'git diff' Porcelain like linkgit:git-diff[1] and
> +	linkgit:git-log[1], and not lower level commands such as
> +	linkgit:git-diff-files[1].
>  
>  diff.suppressBlankEmpty::
>  	A boolean to inhibit the standard behavior of printing a space
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