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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-03-28 16:24:30 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-03-28 16:24:30 -0700
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@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$MERGED`.
--symlinks::
--no-symlinks::
'git difftool''s default behavior is create symlinks to the
- working tree when run in `--dir-diff` mode.
+ working tree when run in `--dir-diff` mode and the right-hand
+ side of the comparison yields the same content as the file in
+ the working tree.
+
- Specifying `--no-symlinks` instructs 'git difftool' to create
- copies instead. `--no-symlinks` is the default on Windows.
+Specifying `--no-symlinks` instructs 'git difftool' to create copies
+instead. `--no-symlinks` is the default on Windows.
-x <command>::
--extcmd=<command>::