git-revert documentation: refer to new HOWTO on reverting faulty merges
[gitweb.git] / builtin-diff-files.c
index 384d871263383e89c6f8f52b16e9e7e147426d1d..5b64011de8222f06b5c772a6461278dea152919e 100644 (file)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "builtin.h"
 
 static const char diff_files_usage[] =
-"git-diff-files [-q] [-0/-1/2/3 |-c|--cc] [<common diff options>] [<path>...]"
+"git diff-files [-q] [-0/-1/2/3 |-c|--cc] [<common diff options>] [<path>...]"
 COMMON_DIFF_OPTIONS_HELP;
 
 int cmd_diff_files(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -50,12 +50,17 @@ int cmd_diff_files(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
            3 < rev.max_count)
                usage(diff_files_usage);
 
-       if (rev.max_count == -1 &&
+       /*
+        * "diff-files --base -p" should not combine merges because it
+        * was not asked to.  "diff-files -c -p" should not densify
+        * (the user should ask with "diff-files --cc" explicitly).
+        */
+       if (rev.max_count == -1 && !rev.combine_merges &&
            (rev.diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH))
                rev.combine_merges = rev.dense_combined_merges = 1;
 
-       if (read_cache() < 0) {
-               perror("read_cache");
+       if (read_cache_preload(rev.diffopt.paths) < 0) {
+               perror("read_cache_preload");
                return -1;
        }
        result = run_diff_files(&rev, options);