The values have eluded documentation so far. While at it streamline the wording by grouping relevant parts together. Signed-off-by: Andreas Heiduk <asheiduk@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/diff-config.txt | 11 +++++++---- Documentation/diff-options.txt | 17 ++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/diff-config.txt b/Documentation/diff-config.txt index cbce8ec63..5ca942ab5 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt @@ -200,7 +200,10 @@ diff.algorithm:: + diff.wsErrorHighlight:: - A comma separated list of `old`, `new`, `context`, that - specifies how whitespace errors on lines are highlighted - with `color.diff.whitespace`. Can be overridden by the - command line option `--ws-error-highlight=<kind>` + Highlight whitespace errors in the `context`, `old` or `new` + lines of the diff. Multiple values are separated by comma, + `none` resets previous values, `default` reset the list to + `new` and `all` is a shorthand for `old,new,context`. The + whitespace errors are colored with `color.diff.whitespace`. + The command line option `--ws-error-highlight=<kind>` + overrides this setting. diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 89cc0f48d..d60f61ad4 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -300,15 +300,14 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[] with --exit-code. --ws-error-highlight=<kind>:: - Highlight whitespace errors on lines specified by <kind> - in the color specified by `color.diff.whitespace`. <kind> - is a comma separated list of `old`, `new`, `context`. When - this option is not given, only whitespace errors in `new` - lines are highlighted. E.g. `--ws-error-highlight=new,old` - highlights whitespace errors on both deleted and added lines. - `all` can be used as a short-hand for `old,new,context`. - The `diff.wsErrorHighlight` configuration variable can be - used to specify the default behaviour. + Highlight whitespace errors in the `context`, `old` or `new` + lines of the diff. Multiple values are separated by comma, + `none` resets previous values, `default` reset the list to + `new` and `all` is a shorthand for `old,new,context`. When + this option is not given, and the configuration variable + `diff.wsErrorHighlight` is not set, only whitespace errors in + `new` lines are highlighted. The whitespace errors are colored + whith `color.diff.whitespace`. endif::git-format-patch[] -- 2.13.3
