On Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 03:34, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > IOW, there is no *single* diff output that is correct. > > Among many "correct" diff output, there are ones that readers find > them easier to understand and those that look suboptimal. The > differences are often personal tastes. Thanks, this explanation is clear for me. > "git diff" has options to tweak heuristics it uses to choose among > many "correct" diff outputs, like --patience, --histogram, etc. > Perhaps using one of them would produce one that match your taste > better? > After understanding the correctness of diff algorithm, the default algorithm also suits my needs now, although the patience algorithm is more understandable in some special circumstances. Regards, Hao Lee
