Document changes in -m and --diff-merges=m semantics, as well as new
--diff-merges=default option.
Signed-off-by: Sergey Organov <sorganov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/diff-options.txt | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index aa2b5c11f20b..31e2bacf5252 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endif::git-diff[]
endif::git-format-patch[]
ifdef::git-log[]
---diff-merges=(off|none|first-parent|1|separate|m|combined|c|dense-combined|cc)::
+--diff-merges=(off|none|default|first-parent|1|separate|m|combined|c|dense-combined|cc)::
--no-diff-merges::
Specify diff format to be used for merge commits. Default is
{diff-merges-default} unless `--first-parent` is in use, in which case
@@ -45,17 +45,24 @@ ifdef::git-log[]
Disable output of diffs for merge commits. Useful to override
implied value.
+
+--diff-merges=default:::
+--diff-merges=m:::
+-m:::
+ This option makes diff output for merge commits to be shown in
+ the default format. `-m` will produce the output only if `-p`
+ is given as well. The default format could be changed using
+ `log.diffMerges` configuration parameter, which default value
+ is `separate`.
++
--diff-merges=first-parent:::
--diff-merges=1:::
This option makes merge commits show the full diff with
respect to the first parent only.
+
--diff-merges=separate:::
---diff-merges=m:::
--m:::
This makes merge commits show the full diff with respect to
each of the parents. Separate log entry and diff is generated
- for each parent. `-m` doesn't produce any output without `-p`.
+ for each parent.
+
--diff-merges=combined:::
--diff-merges=c:::
--
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