Add [HOWTO] revert/branch/rebase.

[git.git] / Documentation / git-diff-tree.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
index ff7f25f..5ccf0ba 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-diff-tree - Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree object
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------

-'git-diff-tree' [-p] [-r] [-z] [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] <tree-ish> <tree-ish> [<pattern>]\*
+'git-diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--pretty] [-t] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> <tree-ish> [<path>...]

 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------


@@ -19,25 +19,24 @@ Note that "git-diff-tree" can use the tree encapsulated in a commit object.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
 OPTIONS
 -------

+include::diff-options.txt[]
+

 <tree-ish>::
        The id of a tree object.
 
 <tree-ish>::
        The id of a tree object.
 

-<pattern>::
+<path>...::

        If provided, the results are limited to a subset of files
        matching one of these prefix strings.
        ie file matches `/^<pattern1>|<pattern2>|.../`
        If provided, the results are limited to a subset of files
        matching one of these prefix strings.
        ie file matches `/^<pattern1>|<pattern2>|.../`

-       Note that pattern does not provide any wildcard or regexp
+       Note that this parameter does not provide any wildcard or regexp

        features.
 
        features.
 

--p::
-       generate patch (see section on generating patches).  For
-       git-diff-tree, this flag implies '-r' as well.
-
--r::
-       recurse
+-t::
+       show tree entry itself as well as subtrees.  Implies -r.

 
 

--z::
-       \0 line termination on output
+--root::
+       When '--root' is specified the initial commit will be showed as a big
+       creation event. This is equivalent to a diff against the NULL tree.

 
 --stdin::
        When '--stdin' is specified, the command does not take
 
 --stdin::
        When '--stdin' is specified, the command does not take


@@ -65,6 +64,11 @@ separated with a single space are given.
        This flag causes "git-diff-tree --stdin" to also show
        the commit message before the differences.
 
        This flag causes "git-diff-tree --stdin" to also show
        the commit message before the differences.
 

+--pretty[=(raw|medium|short)]::
+       This is used to control "pretty printing" format of the
+       commit message.  Without "=<style>", it defaults to
+       medium.
+

 
 Limiting Output
 ---------------
 
 Limiting Output
 ---------------


@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ Or if you are searching for what changed in just `kernel/sched.c`, just do
 and it will ignore all differences to other files.
 
 The pattern is always the prefix, and is matched exactly.  There are no
 and it will ignore all differences to other files.
 
 The pattern is always the prefix, and is matched exactly.  There are no

-wildcards.  Even stricter, it has to match complete path comonent.
+wildcards.  Even stricter, it has to match a complete path component.

 I.e. "foo" does not pick up `foobar.h`.  "foo" does match `foo/bar.h`
 so it can be used to name subdirectories.
 
 I.e. "foo" does not pick up `foobar.h`.  "foo" does match `foo/bar.h`
 so it can be used to name subdirectories.