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@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ endif::git-diff[]
-s::
--no-patch::
- Suppress diff output. Useful for commands like `git show` that
- show the patch by default, or to cancel the effect of `--patch`.
+ Suppress all output from the diff machinery. Useful for
+ commands like `git show` that show the patch by default to
+ squelch their output, or to cancel the effect of options like
+ `--patch`, `--stat` earlier on the command line in an alias.
+
endif::git-format-patch[]
ifdef::git-log[]