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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-06-29 17:03:10 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-06-29 17:03:10 -0700
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Merge branch 'mg/diff-stat-count'
* mg/diff-stat-count: diff --stat-count: finishing touches diff-options.txt: describe --stat-{width,name-width,count} diff: introduce --stat-lines to limit the stat lines diff.c: omit hidden entries from namelen calculation with --stat
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--patience::
Generate a diff using the "patience diff" algorithm.
---stat[=<width>[,<name-width>]]::
+--stat[=<width>[,<name-width>[,<count>]]]::
Generate a diffstat. You can override the default
output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=<width>`.
The width of the filename part can be controlled by
giving another width to it separated by a comma.
+ By giving a third parameter `<count>`, you can limit the
+ output to the first `<count>` lines, followed by
+ `...` if there are more.
++
+These parameters can also be set individually with `--stat-width=<width>`,
+`--stat-name-width=<name-width>` and `--stat-count=<count>`.
--numstat::
Similar to `\--stat`, but shows number of added and