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authorDavid Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>2005-05-10 22:32:30 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2005-05-10 14:55:22 -0700
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[PATCH 1/4] split core-git.txt and update
Split the core-git.txt file Formatting fix to the diff-format.txt Signed-off-by: David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
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@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ customization also applies to "git-diff-tree-helper".
these commands internally invoke "diff" like this:
diff -L a/<path> -L a/<path> -pu <old> <new>
++
+For added files, `/dev/null` is used for <old>. For removed
+files, `/dev/null` is used for <new>
++
+The "diff" formatting options can be customized via the
+environment variable 'GIT_DIFF_OPTS'. For example, if you
+prefer context diff:
- For added files, `/dev/null` is used for <old>. For removed
- files, `/dev/null` is used for <new>
-
- The "diff" formatting options can be customized via the
- environment variable 'GIT_DIFF_OPTS'. For example, if you
- prefer context diff:
-
- GIT_DIFF_OPTS=-c git-diff-cache -p $(cat .git/HEAD)
+ GIT_DIFF_OPTS=-c git-diff-cache -p $(cat .git/HEAD)
2. When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the