Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Though the message seems to be most fitting one, I'm a little reluctant > to use it as it "might" create a wrong picture on the minds of the user > making them think this would be the case in other cases too, which we > know is not true. For example, > > > git log -p --full-diff master --stat > > git commit -v Makefile --amend These are accepted not by design but by accident. I do not think we even document that you are allowed to do these in "log" and "commit" manual pages, and we should discourage them (I do not even mind eventually removing these with the usual deprecation dance, but I do not think it is worth the noise).