Merge branch 'rs/use-modern-git-merge-syntax' of git-gui into rs/git-gui-use-modern-git-merge-syntax

diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index d56ca90998a740dbe4cc5c242326023b4cc769b3..3cb301556eb2c6571298020cdea0374eb771638f 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
 ifdef::git-diff[]
        This is the default.
 endif::git-diff[]
-endif::git-format-patch[]
 
 -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`.
+endif::git-format-patch[]
 
 -U<n>::
 --unified=<n>::
@@ -267,8 +267,11 @@ expression to make sure that it matches all non-whitespace characters.
 A match that contains a newline is silently truncated(!) at the
 newline.
 +
+For example, `--word-diff-regex=.` will treat each character as a word
+and, correspondingly, show differences character by character.
++
 The regex can also be set via a diff driver or configuration option, see
-linkgit:gitattributes[1] or linkgit:git-config[1].  Giving it explicitly
+linkgit:gitattributes[5] or linkgit:git-config[1].  Giving it explicitly
 overrides any diff driver or configuration setting.  Diff drivers
 override configuration settings.
 
@@ -283,8 +286,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
 
 ifndef::git-format-patch[]
 --check::
-       Warn if changes introduce whitespace errors.  What are
-       considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace`
+       Warn if changes introduce conflict markers or whitespace errors.
+       What are considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace`
        configuration.  By default, trailing whitespaces (including
        lines that solely consist of whitespaces) and a space character
        that is immediately followed by a tab character inside the