Han Young <hanyang.tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> While git show accepts options that apply to the git diff-tree command,
> some options do not make sense in the context of git show.
Wow, "diff-tree" is a bit too arcane, I would agree.
Strictly speaking, "options to control how the changes are shown"
are options that are meant for "diff" command (e.g. "--stat", "-w"),
but "log" understands some of the "diff" command options, the
updated text is *not* incorrect.
Because "show" is about displaying individual commits and not range,
some options that are meant for the "log" command (e.g.
"--first-parent", "--no-merges") do not make much sense. So
Some options that `git log` command understands can be used to
control how the changes the commit introduces are shown.
or something like that, perhaps? I dunno.
> -The command takes options applicable to the 'git diff-tree' command to
> +The command takes options applicable to the 'git log' command to
> control how the changes the commit introduces are shown.
>
> This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
