SYNOPSIS
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-'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <
ent>{0,2} [<path>...]
+'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <
tree-ish>{0,2} [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
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-Show changes between two ents, an ent and the working tree, an
-ent and the index file, or the index file and the working tree.
+Show changes between two trees, a tree and the working tree, a
+tree and the index file, or the index file and the working tree.
The combination of what is compared with what is determined by
-the number of ents given to the command.
+the number of trees given to the command.
-* When no <ent> is given, the working tree and the index
- file is compared, using `git-diff-files`.
+* When no <tree-ish> is given, the working tree and the index
+ file are compared, using `git-diff-files`.
-* When one <ent> is given, the working tree and the named
- tree is compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option
+* When one <tree-ish> is given, the working tree and the named
+ tree are compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option
`--cached` can be given to compare the index file and
the named tree.
-* When two <ent>s are given, these two trees are compared
+* When two <tree-ish>s are given, these two trees are compared
using `git-diff-tree`.
OPTIONS
nor deletion.
<2> show only names and the nature of change, but not actual
diff output. --name-status disables usual patch generation
-which in turn also disables recursive behaviour, so without -r
+which in turn also disables recursive behavior, so without -r
you would only see the directory name if there is a change in a
file in a subdirectory.
<3> limit diff output to named subtrees.