--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.
--numstat::
Similar to `\--stat`, but shows number of added and
a cut-off percent (3% by default) are not shown. The cut-off percent
can be set with `--dirstat=<limit>`. Changes in a child directory are not
counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used.
++
+Note that the `--dirstat` option computes the changes while ignoring
+the amount of pure code movements within a file. In other words,
+rearranging lines in a file is not counted as much as other changes.
--dirstat-by-file[=<limit>]::
Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines.
digits can be specified with `--abbrev=<n>`.
-B[<n>][/<m>]::
+--break-rewrites[=[<n>][/<m>]]::
Break complete rewrite changes into pairs of delete and
create. This serves two purposes:
+
another file.
-M[<n>]::
+--find-renames[=<n>]::
ifndef::git-log[]
Detect renames.
endif::git-log[]
hasn't changed.
-C[<n>]::
+--find-copies[=<n>]::
Detect copies as well as renames. See also `--find-copies-harder`.
If `n` is specified, it has the same meaning as for `-M<n>`.
projects, so use it with caution. Giving more than one
`-C` option has the same effect.
+-D::
+--irreversible-delete::
+ Omit the preimage for deletes, i.e. print only the header but not
+ the diff between the preimage and `/dev/null`. The resulting patch
+ is not meant to be applied with `patch` nor `git apply`; this is
+ solely for people who want to just concentrate on reviewing the
+ text after the change. In addition, the output obviously lack
+ enough information to apply such a patch in reverse, even manually,
+ hence the name of the option.
++
+When used together with `-B`, omit also the preimage in the deletion part
+of a delete/create pair.
+
-l<num>::
The `-M` and `-C` options require O(n^2) processing time where n
is the number of potential rename/copy targets. This
appearing in diff output; see the 'pickaxe' entry in
linkgit:gitdiffcore[7] for more details.
+-G<regex>::
+ Look for differences whose added or removed line matches
+ the given <regex>.
+
--pickaxe-all::
- When `-S` finds a change, show all the changes in that
+ When `-S` or `-G` finds a change, show all the changes in that
changeset, not just the files that contain the change
in <string>.