"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <code@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Tue, Apr 4, 2023, at 11:58, Thorsten Otto wrote:
>> "git diff" does not show a diff for newly added, binary files
>> […]
>> I expected a binary diff for the new file, just like it is done
>> when comparing two different, already committed revisions.
>
> Do you use `.gitattributes` to get these binary diffs? What does it look like?
The attribute "binary" can be used like this
*.mybin binary
to declare that all files with .mybin suffix are to be treated
binary files. "git diff", "git format-patch", etc. will treat
such a file as "binary".
What they actually do to "binary files" is a different story. The
internal diff machinery by default shows "Binary files A and B differ"
just like everybody else's "diff" program does, but has an option to
show "binary patch" we invented. "git diff --binary" enables the option,
and for some commands, the option is enabled by default.
