This is easier for the casual reader.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/config.txt | 6 ++++--
Documentation/diff-options.txt | 7 ++++---
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 29e0b9fa69..3d89be2d84 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1052,8 +1052,10 @@ This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
command line with the `--color[=<when>]` option.
diff.colorMoved::
- If set moved lines in a diff are colored differently,
- for details see '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1].
+ If set to either a valid `<mode>` or a true value, moved lines
+ in a diff are colored differently, for details of valid modes
+ see '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1]. If simply set to
+ true the default color mode will be used.
color.diff.<slot>::
Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index d2c6a60af2..d4dc46ee2f 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -252,9 +252,10 @@ plain::
Similarly 'color.diff.oldMoved' will be used for removed lines
that are added somewhere else in the diff.
zebra::
- Blocks of moved code are detected. The detected blocks are
- painted using the 'color.diff.{old,new}Moved' alternating with
- 'color.diff.{old,new}MovedAlternative'.
+ Blocks of moved code are detected greedily. The detected blocks are
+ painted using either the 'color.diff.{old,new}Moved' color or
+ 'color.diff.{old,new}MovedAlternative'. The change between
+ the two colors indicates that a new block was detected.
dimmed_zebra::
Similar to 'zebra', but additional dimming of uninteresting parts
of moved code is performed. The bordering lines of two adjacent
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