From: =?UTF-8?q?Jean-No=C3=ABl=20Avila?= <jn.avila@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@xxxxxxx> --- Documentation/diff-format.txt | 38 +++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index a3ae8747a22..34e703d58c4 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -1,25 +1,25 @@ Raw output format ----------------- -The raw output format from "git-diff-index", "git-diff-tree", -"git-diff-files" and "git diff --raw" are very similar. +The raw output format from `git-diff-index`, `git-diff-tree`, +`git-diff-files` and `git diff --raw` are very similar. These commands all compare two sets of things; what is compared differs: -git-diff-index <tree-ish>:: +`git-diff-index` _<tree-ish>_:: compares the <tree-ish> and the files on the filesystem. -git-diff-index --cached <tree-ish>:: +`git-diff-index --cached` _<tree-ish>_:: compares the <tree-ish> and the index. -git-diff-tree [-r] <tree-ish-1> <tree-ish-2> [<pattern>...]:: +`git-diff-tree` [`-r`] _<tree-ish-1>_ _<tree-ish-2>_ [_<pattern>_...]:: compares the trees named by the two arguments. -git-diff-files [<pattern>...]:: +`git-diff-files` [_<pattern>_...]:: compares the index and the files on the filesystem. -The "git-diff-tree" command begins its output by printing the hash of +The `git-diff-tree` command begins its output by printing the hash of what is being compared. After that, all the commands print one output line per changed file. @@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ That is, from the left to the right: Possible status letters are: -- A: addition of a file -- C: copy of a file into a new one -- D: deletion of a file -- M: modification of the contents or mode of a file -- R: renaming of a file -- T: change in the type of the file (regular file, symbolic link or submodule) -- U: file is unmerged (you must complete the merge before it can +- `A`: addition of a file +- `C`: copy of a file into a new one +- `D`: deletion of a file +- `M`: modification of the contents or mode of a file +- `R`: renaming of a file +- `T`: change in the type of the file (regular file, symbolic link or submodule) +- `U`: file is unmerged (you must complete the merge before it can be committed) -- X: "unknown" change type (most probably a bug, please report it) +- `X`: "unknown" change type (most probably a bug, please report it) -Status letters C and R are always followed by a score (denoting the +Status letters `C` and `R` are always followed by a score (denoting the percentage of similarity between the source and target of the move or -copy). Status letter M may be followed by a score (denoting the +copy). Status letter `M` may be followed by a score (denoting the percentage of dissimilarity) for file rewrites. The sha1 for "dst" is shown as all 0's if a file on the filesystem @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ verbatim and the line is terminated by a NUL byte. diff format for merges ---------------------- -"git-diff-tree", "git-diff-files" and "git-diff --raw" +`git-diff-tree`, `git-diff-files` and `git-diff --raw` can take `-c` or `--cc` option to generate diff output also for merge commits. The output differs from the format described above in the following way: @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ other diff formats ------------------ The `--summary` option describes newly added, deleted, renamed and -copied files. The `--stat` option adds diffstat(1) graph to the +copied files. The `--stat` option adds `diffstat`(1) graph to the output. These options can be combined with other options, such as `-p`, and are meant for human consumption. -- gitgitgadget